Dallas Car Accident Lawyer

Our Rich Legal Expertise and Profound Knowledge are the Best Assets to Have on Your Side to Get Fairly Compensated for Injuries Caused in Car Accidents.

Well, then by the law of the state, you have the right to get compensated. However, it is not as easy to get the compensation that you lawfully deserve from the 3^rd party or their insurance company. Most of the times, insurers try to reduce the amount of compensation by arguing that the victim was at fault.

You must have an active and aggressive legal representation to make sure that this doesn’t happen to you, and ensure you get fair value for your claim.  At Thompson law, we do this better than anyone in the personal injury space.

You can count on our Dallas car accident lawyers to aggressively fight your case and get you full and fair compensation for the losses and pain that you have suffered because of the accident. At Thompson Law, we handle all cases on a contingency fee basis. This means that you don’t have to pay us until we recover money for you.

Unfortunately, traffic accidents in the State of Texas lead the nation in car deaths. According to the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), from 2010 to 2016, there were 3,699,329 crashes, with an average of nearly 528,476 crashes annually.

If we look at the car accident statistics of Dallas alone, there were nearly 31,000 accidents in 2015 that resulted in 173 fatalities and 891 incapacitating injuries. This figure surged to 38,823 in 2016 which caused damage to 81,022 vehicles and approximately 103,388 people.

Overall, Dallas accounted for nearly 16.25 percent of the state’s total car accidents in 2016 and the period between 2010 and 2016, Dallas averaged nearly 30,935 car accidents per year which means 84.75 accidents every day, three accidents per hour and one accident every 17 minutes.

On average, two cars are involved in every accident with about two to three people. The most common causes of car accidents that have been reported by the police are:

• Speeding
• Distracted driving
• Driving under the influence
• Teenage drivers
• Unsafe lane change
• Improper car maintenance
• Ignoring traffic signals

Depending on the force involved in the car accident, injuries can vary in type and severity. Sometimes, accidents can result in life-long disabilities and death. The most common injuries resulting from car accidents include:

• Fractures and broken bones
• Head and brain injuries
• Injuries to soft tissues
• Internal injuries
• Leg, ankle and knee injuries
• Shoulder injuries
• Spinal cord injuries, back injuries and neck injuries

The actions you take after being in a car accident have an impact on the amount of compensation you are likely to receive. Therefore, to protect your rights to compensation for the damages and injuries, here’s what you should and should not do:

In case of an accident and when severely injured, it is advisable that you immediately seek medical assistance for your injuries and contact an experienced Dallas car accident lawyer, like us, to file a lawsuit against the party at fault.

However, if you’re physically capable of moving and standing after the crash then:

• Try to collect contact information and ID’s of the owner, driver, passengers, and even witnesses.
• Note down the plate numbers and collect insurance and registration information for all the vehicles involved in the accident.
• Take photographs with your phone of the accident scene with all vehicles involved, street signs, and point of impact on all the cars for evidence purpose.
• Immediately call the police and request them to come to the accident scene, and ask for an ambulance to take you to the hospital so that you can seek medical assistance.
• Create a report for the responding officers with the necessary accident scene information. After a few days, the law enforcement agency will give you a copy of the car accident report that we had written.
• Call 469-565-0075 for legal assistance and representation.

Please do not apologize for the accident as it can be wrongly construed as an admission of fault, even when you’re saying it in politeness. Also, never comment on how you feel physically or allow an insurance adjuster to record your statement. Further, do not comment on social media about your accident, as insurance companies can use it against you later. Remember, it’s the job of insurance adjusters to reduce insurance claims payouts. They have no interest in you getting you full and fair compensation. Thus, never sign any release, authorization, or anything for the insurance company of the party at fault.