Settlement Reached in Houston Red-Light Collision for $50,000
One driver was going through an intersection when the other driver ran a red light and hit their vehicle. The injured driver sought damages for neck, leg, and back pain, including disc bulges and a herniation.
Case Information Updated: October 2025
Case Outcome
- Outcome
- Verdict-Plaintiff
- Amount
- $50,000
- County
- Harris County, TX
- Resolved
- 2021
Injury & Accident Details
- Injury Type
- Cervical Disc Injury
- Accident Type
- T-bone
- Case Type
- Motor Vehicle Negligence, Intersection Collision
Case Overview
On September 14, 2016, a motor vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of West Sam Houston Highway and Richmond Avenue in Houston, Texas. A plaintiff, driving northbound, entered the intersection with a green light when a defendant, traveling westbound, entered against a red light and struck the plaintiff's vehicle. The plaintiff alleged the defendant was negligent for failing to obey a traffic signal, failing to maintain a proper lookout, and failing to take evasive action.
The plaintiff claimed to have sustained injuries, including neck, leg, and low back pain, diagnosed as sprains, contusions, disc bulges, a disc herniation, and left shoulder tenosynovitis. The defendant denied negligence and disputed that the plaintiff's claimed injuries resulted from the collision.
The parties subsequently settled the negligence action for $50,000.
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