In Dallas, a person hurt in a car accident caused by someone else can recover medical costs, lost income, and pain under Texas law. Owsley Law Firm handles Dallas car accidents from its Houston offices, comes to you, and charges no fee unless it wins. Call before you speak with any insurer.
Car Accidents in Dallas
Where do Dallas car accidents happen?
Dallas car cases most often begin at an interchange or on a construction-zone lane shift. The firm handles Dallas County cases from Houston today, and meets Dallas clients by appointment at 2550 Pacific Avenue in Deep Ellum.
Dallas car crashes concentrate at the interchanges and in the construction zones. The High Five stacks five levels of ramps, and drivers unfamiliar with it change lanes late and hard. The Mixmaster downtown has been rebuilt and reworked repeatedly, and lane-shift crashes there are common. On LBJ, the express lanes exit into congested main lanes at a speed differential that turns a tap into a spinal injury. The firm’s Dallas car cases most often start at one of those three places or on Central Expressway between downtown and Richardson.
Corridors where Dallas car accidents cluster
- The High Five interchange at US-75 and I-635
- The Mixmaster at I-30 and I-35E downtown
- I-635 LBJ Freeway between the Dallas North Tollway and US-75
- I-30 East through Mesquite and Garland
- Loop 12 and Northwest Highway at Harry Hines
- I-20 at I-45 and US-175 in southern Dallas County
Cases from Dallas
What does a Dallas car accident case look like?
A driver merging from the LBJ express lanes into congested main lanes clips a family SUV at 60 miles per hour; the mother’s wrist and hip need surgery.
What to do now
What should you do after a car accident in Dallas?
- Get examined the same day. Parkland Memorial Hospital (Level I trauma) and Baylor University Medical Center (Level I trauma) handle the serious car accident injuries from Dallas; an urgent care visit the same day is enough to start the record if you are not transported.
- Photograph the vehicles, the road, and your injuries where it happened, especially on I-35E (Stemmons Freeway) and I-30, where scenes are cleared within minutes.
- Get the Dallas crash report. Dallas Police Department reports are available through the TxDOT Crash Report Online Purchase System, usually within 10 days. The firm obtains it for clients at no charge.
- Report the crash to your own insurer, but give no recorded statement to the other driver’s carrier until you have counsel.
- Know where the case goes. Dallas car accidents suits are filed in the Dallas County Civil District Courts, George L. Allen Sr. Courts Building, or Dallas County Courts at Law depending on the crash location.
- Call the firm. Dallas clients are handled from Houston by phone, video, and mail, and the firm travels to Dallas for meetings, depositions, and court. The consultation is free.
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Common questions
Dallas car accident questions
Which Dallas roads have the most car accidents?
I-635 LBJ Freeway, I-35E Stemmons, US-75 Central Expressway, and I-30, and the High Five and Mixmaster interchanges that connect them.
Do I have to come to Houston for a Dallas car accident case?
No. The firm handles Dallas County cases by phone, video, and mail and travels to Dallas for meetings, depositions, and court. Meetings are also available by appointment at 2550 Pacific Avenue.
What if a DART bus or train was involved in my Dallas car crash?
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is a governmental unit, so a claim against it runs under the Texas Tort Claims Act. That law covers injuries caused by a DART employee operating a vehicle, requires written notice within six months, and caps damages. Other drivers in the same crash have no cap. Keep the vehicle or train number and the time of the crash.
Can a construction company be responsible for a crash in a Dallas work zone?
Sometimes. In long work zones like the Mixmaster and the High Five, a contractor that sets up confusing lane shifts, missing signs, or bad barriers can share fault with the driver who hit you. Those claims depend on the traffic control plan and the contractor’s records, which should be requested early, before the zone changes again.