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Distracted Driving
Texting, phone use, navigation, passengers, and other distractions can take a driver's attention away from traffic.
Dallas–Fort Worth Car Accident Lawyer
A serious car crash can
change everything.
A collision can leave you dealing with injuries, medical treatment, lost income, vehicle damage, and an insurance company investigating what happened.
The Piri Law Firm represents people and families throughout Dallas–Fort Worth after serious motor-vehicle accidents.
Fault
Investigate responsibility
Evidence
Preserve crash facts
Medical
Document injuries
Losses
Evaluate damages
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Direct Answer
What is a Texas car accident claim?
A Texas car accident claim seeks compensation for injuries and other legally recoverable losses caused by another person's negligence or other wrongful conduct. Liability, available insurance, medical evidence, lost income, property damage, and the circumstances of the collision can all affect the claim.
Common Causes
Why did the collision happen?
A serious car accident investigation should focus on the conduct that caused the crash rather than simply where the vehicles came to rest.
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Speeding
Excessive speed can reduce available reaction time and substantially increase the forces involved in a collision.
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Impaired Driving
Alcohol and drugs can affect judgment, perception, coordination, reaction time, and safe vehicle operation.
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Failure to Yield
Ignoring right-of-way rules can cause intersection, turning, merging, and other serious crashes.
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Unsafe Lane Changes
Changing lanes without maintaining a proper lookout can lead to sideswipe and high-speed roadway collisions.
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Following Too Closely
Drivers who leave inadequate stopping distance may be unable to avoid a vehicle slowing or stopping ahead.
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Traffic-Signal Violations
Running red lights or stop signs can create severe side-impact and intersection collisions.
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Road & Vehicle Issues
Roadway hazards, weather, defective components, or maintenance problems may also contribute to a collision.
Evidence Preservation
The roadway can be cleared in hours. The evidence should not be forgotten.
Vehicle positions, debris, skid marks, photographs, video, witness observations, electronic data, and vehicle damage can help reconstruct how a collision occurred.
Crash-scene photographs and video
Witness and driver information
Vehicle damage and electronic data
Police and insurance documentation
Building The Case
Four questions can shape a serious car accident claim.
Who caused the collision?
Driver conduct, traffic laws, physical evidence, witnesses, video, vehicle damage, and electronic information may help establish responsibility.
What insurance applies?
The investigation may involve liability insurance, uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, and potentially other policies depending on the facts.
What injuries resulted?
Medical records, imaging, procedures, rehabilitation, symptoms, limitations, prognosis, and future treatment can help document the physical consequences of the crash.
What has the crash cost you?
Medical expenses, lost earnings, reduced earning capacity, property loss, physical impairment, pain, and other legally recoverable damages may require evaluation.
Types of Car Accidents
Different collisions create different evidence.
The location and mechanics of the impact can affect fault, injury patterns, available evidence, and the way a claim should be investigated.
Intersection Accidents
Signal timing, right of way, turning movements, and surveillance footage can become central evidence.
Explore →Distracted Driving
Phone activity and other evidence may help establish whether distraction contributed to a collision.
Explore →Drunk Driving
Alcohol-related crashes can involve criminal investigations alongside a separate personal injury claim.
Explore →Hit-and-Run Accidents
Identifying the fleeing vehicle and evaluating available insurance can become immediate priorities.
Explore →Highway Accidents
Higher speeds and dense traffic can increase crash severity and complicate reconstruction.
Explore →Rideshare Accidents
Uber and Lyft collisions can add questions concerning app status and potentially applicable insurance.
Explore →Commercial Vehicle Accidents
Business vehicles can involve employers, commercial policies, maintenance records, and additional evidence.
Explore →Truck Accidents
Commercial truck crashes may involve motor carriers, driver records, electronic data, equipment, and federal regulations.
Explore →Insurance Claims
The insurance company investigates the crash too.
Insurers may evaluate fault, medical treatment, prior conditions, lost income, vehicle damage, policy limits, and other issues affecting the claim. Documentation and consistency can matter when responding to disputes over liability or damages.
Serious Injuries
The true cost of a crash may not be known immediately.
Some injuries become more significant over time or require ongoing treatment, rehabilitation, surgery, and long-term medical care.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Vehicle impacts can cause cognitive, neurological, emotional, and functional changes.
Explore →Spinal Cord Injury
Severe crashes can damage the spine and spinal cord, potentially causing permanent impairment.
Explore →Orthopedic Trauma
Fractures and injuries involving joints, bones, ligaments, and other structures can require surgery and rehabilitation.
Explore →Internal Injuries
Blunt-force trauma can injure organs and other internal structures even when external injuries appear limited.
Explore →Chronic Pain & CRPS
Some collision injuries can develop into persistent pain and long-term functional limitations.
Explore →Scarring & Disfigurement
Glass, metal, burns, surgery, and traumatic wounds can leave permanent visible injuries.
Explore →Catastrophic Injuries
High-energy collisions can cause permanent disabilities and lifelong medical needs.
Explore →Wrongful Death
Families may have legal claims after fatal motor-vehicle collisions.
Explore →Frequently Asked Questions
Texas car accident questions.
What should I do after a car accident in Texas?
Seek appropriate medical attention, contact law enforcement when required or appropriate, exchange information, photograph the vehicles and scene if it is safe to do so, identify witnesses, report the collision to the appropriate insurer, and preserve records relating to the crash and your treatment.
What if the other driver says I caused the accident?
A driver's statement does not necessarily determine legal responsibility. Physical evidence, police records, photographs, video, witnesses, vehicle damage, traffic laws, and other information may help establish how the collision occurred.
Should I give the other driver's insurance company a recorded statement?
Recorded statements can affect an insurance claim. Before providing one, it can be useful to understand who is requesting the statement, why it is being requested, and how the information may be used.
What if the driver who hit me does not have enough insurance?
Depending on the circumstances and available policies, uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage or other potential sources of recovery may need to be evaluated.
How long do I have to file a car accident lawsuit in Texas?
Texas generally applies a two-year limitations period to many personal injury claims, but exceptions and different deadlines can apply. Evidence such as surveillance footage, electronic data, and witness recollections may disappear much sooner.
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