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47 Articles in Car Accidents
Tibia and Fibula Fractures After a Dallas Car Accident: What Victims Need to Know
Tibia and fibula fractures after a Dallas car accident can be serious lower-leg injuries that may require surgery, metal hardware, months of rehabilitation, and future medical care. Learn why these injuries should be fully evaluated before settling with the insurance company.
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Diagnosed With a V87 Code After a Dallas Car Wreck? What It Means
A V87 diagnosis code is often used after a traffic accident to show how an injury happened. Learn what it means and how it may affect a Dallas car wreck claim.
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Femur Fractures After a Dallas Car Accident: What Victims Need to Know
A femur fracture after a Dallas car accident is one of the most serious leg injuries a crash victim can suffer. Learn about symptoms, treatment, surgery, recovery, future medical needs, and why you should understand the full value of your claim before settling with the insurance company.
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Leg Injuries After a Dallas Car Accident: What Victims Need to Know
Leg injuries after a Dallas car accident can affect your ability to walk, work, drive, stand, sleep, and live normally. Learn about common leg injuries, treatment, surgery, and why you should understand the full value of your claim before settling with the insurance company.
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Hip Injuries After a Dallas Car Accident: What Victims Need to Know
Hip injuries after a Dallas car accident can affect your ability to walk, sit, stand, work, drive, sleep, and live normally. Learn about common hip injuries, symptoms, treatment, surgery, and why you should understand the full value of your claim before settling with the insurance company.
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Foot and Ankle Injuries After a Dallas Car Accident: What Victims Need to Know
Foot and ankle injuries after a Dallas car accident can affect your ability to walk, work, drive, exercise, and live normally. Learn about common injuries, symptoms, treatment, surgery, and why you should understand the full value of your claim before settling with the insurance company.
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Traveling in Texas for Fourth of July Weekend? Stay Safe on the Road — Especially Around 18-Wheelers
Fourth of July weekend brings heavy traffic, impaired drivers, speeding, distracted driving, and more 18-wheelers on Texas roads. This post explains how drivers can stay safe during holiday travel, why truck crashes can be especially dangerous, and what injured Texans should do after a serious wreck.
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How to Get a Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report After a Car or Truck Accident in Dallas-Fort Worth
Learn how to obtain a Texas Peace Officer’s Crash Report after a Dallas-Fort Worth car or truck wreck, where to request the report, and how The Wooley Law Firm can help injured victims protect their claim.
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Injured in a Multi-Vehicle Car Wreck in Dallas? What You Need to Know
Injured in a multi-vehicle car wreck in Dallas? Learn how fault, competing insurance claims, policy limits, and UM/UIM coverage may affect your case.
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Getting Medical Care After a Dallas Car Accident
Injured in a Dallas car accident? Learn how hospital liens, ambulance bills, ER doctor charges, and radiology bills can affect your injury claim—and how The Wooley Law Firm can help you pursue compensation after a wreck.
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Texas UM/UIM Coverage: What It Covers and Why It Matters
UM/UIM can protect you when the at fault driver has no insurance, not enough insurance, or takes off. Here’s what it covers and why it matters in Texas.
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PIP vs MedPay in Texas: Differences and Who Qualifies
PIP and MedPay can help pay medical bills fast after a crash. Here’s how they differ, who qualifies, and why it matters early in a Texas claim.
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Motorcycle Crashes: Common Bias and How to Prove Visibility and Turning Issues
Motorcycle cases often face unfair “came out of nowhere” bias. Learn how left-turn and visibility crashes happen and what evidence proves fault.
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2025 I-635 Crash Data: 3,093 Accidents, 13 Deaths, and 1,552 Injuries in Dallas County
According to a TxDOT CRIS Query, Interstate 635 in Dallas County had 3,093 crashes, 13 fatalities, and 1,552 injuries in 2025. This article breaks down where I-635 crashes happened, how many involved commercial vehicles, construction zones, alcohol, drugs, and cell phone use, and what injured drivers should know after a crash on LBJ Freeway.
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Denied Coverage in Texas: Denied Doesn’t Always Mean No Coverage
A denial letter is not always the last word. Learn common denial reasons, what to request in writing, and how to push back when coverage is disputed.
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I-35E Had the Most Car Accidents in Dallas County in 2025
According to TxDOT CRIS Query data, I-35E had the most reported crashes of any roadway in Dallas County in 2025, with 3,965 crashes, 1,399 injuries, and 20 deaths. The post breaks down where those crashes happened, how many involved construction zones and commercial vehicles, and what injured drivers should do after an I-35E wreck.
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DoorDash Driver Hit Me or Uber Driver Hit Me in Texas: Who Pays for My Injuries?
DoorDash driver hit me? Uber driver hit me? Learn who may pay after a Texas rideshare or delivery crash, when company insurance applies, and what policy limits may be available.
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Dallas County Car and Truck Wrecks Increased in Early 2026
Dallas County crash data shows more wrecks, injuries, serious injuries, and traffic deaths in early 2026 compared to early 2025. The Wooley Law Firm explains what the numbers mean for injured car and truck wreck victims.
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Red Light and Stop Sign Crashes: Proving Who Had the Right of Way
Red light and stop sign crashes often become word versus word. Learn how right of way is proven with video, witnesses, damage evidence, and Texas traffic laws.
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Passenger Injury Claims in Texas: Who Pays When You Weren’t Driving
Passengers often have multiple coverage options. Learn who may pay, what policies can apply, and how to protect your injury claim in Texas.
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Injured in an Ambulance Accident in Texas? Your Rights After an Ambulance Crash
Injured in a Texas ambulance accident? Learn who may be liable after a crash with an ambulance, how Texas emergency vehicle laws work, and why deadlines can be short.
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U.S. 380: A Dangerous Corridor for Car and Truck Wrecks
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Rear End Crashes in Texas: Why It Is Not Always Automatic Fault
Most rear end crashes point to the driver behind, but defenses exist. Learn the Texas following distance rule and common multi vehicle and sudden stop disputes.
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Left Turn Crashes in Dallas: Why These Intersection Wrecks Are Often Disputed
Left turn crashes are often blamed on the turning driver, but not always. Here is the rule, the common disputes, and what evidence matters most.
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Most Dangerous Roads in DFW: A Data-Driven Look
A data-driven look at the roads in Dallas and Fort Worth where fatal and serious-injury crashes concentrate, plus what to do after a wreck.
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How to Set Up a Bodily Injury Claim With Old American County Mutual After a Texas Car Wreck
Learn how to set up an Old American County Mutual bodily injury claim after a Dallas car wreck, why the process can be frustrating, and how The Wooley Law Firm can help protect your rights when dealing with insurance adjusters. The Wooley Law Firm is not affiliated with Old American County Mutual; we represent injured car wreck victims pursuing claims against insurance companies.
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Dashcam and Surveillance Video: How to Get It Before It Disappears
Video often decides fault, but it can vanish fast. Learn where video comes from, how to preserve it, and what to do immediately after a Dallas crash.
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Cell Phone Distraction Cases in Texas: What Evidence Exists
Distracted driving is hard to prove without the right evidence. Learn what Texas law prohibits and what records, data, and witness proof can show phone use.
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DART Bus, Dallas Police, and City of Dallas Vehicle Wrecks: Why Notice Deadlines Matter
Crashes involving DART buses and city vehicles follow different rules. Learn why the Texas Tort Claims Act notice deadline matters and what information must be included.
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Texas Auto Insurance Duty to Defend: What You Need to Know
Learn when a Texas auto insurance company must defend you in a lawsuit, what you must do to trigger coverage, and your rights during the defense process.
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Who Is Liable If a Driverless Car Causes an Accident in Texas?
Who is responsible when a self-driving car causes a crash in Texas? Learn how liability works and what steps to take after an accident.
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Rideshare (Uber/Lyft) Wrecks: Which Insurance Applies and When
Rideshare coverage depends on app status. Here’s how Texas law and rideshare policies apply when the app is off, waiting, en route, or on a trip.
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Drunk driver crashes: what makes these cases different
Drunk driving cases move on a parallel criminal and civil track. Learn what evidence matters, when punitive damages may apply, and how coverage issues can change strategy.
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Policy Limits Explained for Texas Car Accident Claims
Policy limits set the maximum insurance available. Learn what per person and per accident limits mean and why limits change how a Texas case is handled.
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Injured Passenger in a Dallas Car Accident? You May Have Two Insurance Claims in Texas
If you were hurt as a passenger in a car wreck in Dallas, you may be able to recover compensation from more than one coverage under the same insurance policy. Even if the at-fault driver has little or no insurance. A Texas case, Jankowiak v. Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Co., supports a key rule passengers should know.
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What Should You Know About Accidents in School Zones?
Strict traffic regulations govern school zones to protect children. Even with these rules, accidents still happen and often lead to serious legal consequences. You need to understand how Texas law han...
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3 Common Challenges You May Face in a Car Accident Claim
Car accidents are stressful and confusing. Filing a claim for fair compensation feels like an uphill battle. Texas laws and insurance company strategies can create unexpected hurdles. Knowing these ch...
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Feeling Fine After a Car Accident? Why You Still Need a Doctor in Texas
The moments after a car crash often leave people confused about what steps to take next. You might walk away from the accident scene feeling perfectly fine and think medical attention isn't necessary....
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What If I Get Into an Accident With an Emergency Vehicle?
Emergency vehicles racing to save lives can create heightened stress for everyone on the road. Each year in Texas, many accidents occur between civilian vehicles and emergency responders with active s...
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The Looming Dangers of Distracted Driving in Dallas: What Texas Motorists Should Know
Texas roads face a growing threat from distracted driving. In recent years, distracted drivers caused nearly one in six crashes across the state, according to the Texas Department of Transportation....
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What Challenges Do Hit-and-Run Accident Claims Face?
You're driving home after work when suddenly, another vehicle crashes into yours and speeds away. This scenario happens more often than you might think. Hit-and-run accidents leave victims feeling hel...
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Understanding Potential Personal Injury Claims in Work-Related Car Accidents
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you got into a car accident while working in Dallas? Whether you're a delivery driver, a salesperson visiting a client or using your personal vehicle for wo...
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Knee Injuries After a Dallas Car Accident: What Victims Need to Know
Knee injuries after a Dallas car accident can be more serious than they first appear. Learn about common knee injuries, treatment, surgery, and why you should understand the full value of your claim before settling with the insurance company.
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Proving A Simple Car Accident Claim in Texas
Most car accident victims try to handle their claims on their own. While this process should be simple, insurance companies have made it difficult. Most car accident claims are based on negligence and...
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Four Steps to Take After A Car Accident
Here are four simple steps you can take to assist proper evaluation of your claim. If the insurance company is still giving you trouble after taking these steps, give us a Call or Text at 214-699-6524...
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Two Ways Insurance Companies Will Pay for a Rental Car
In the wake of a car accident, you may be stuck without a car while yours is being repaired. Fortunately, there are two ways insurance company can and should pay for a rental car. However, getting the...
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Car Accident Damages: What's Your Case Worth?
If you've been injured in a car accident, you may be wondering what you're entitled to recover. Victims may recover damages caused by the other driver. In Texas, there are two types of damages, actual...
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