Fatal Accident on US 287 Leaves One Trapped

According to TopVerdict.com, Andrew J. Wooley obtained one of the Top 50 Wrongful Death Settlements in Texas in 2025. TopVerdict’s lists recognize significant case results across Texas, including cases filed in state or federal court as well as matters resolved before a lawsuit was filed. Wrongful death cases can arise from serious crashes, commercial truck wrecks, workplace incidents, dangerous property conditions, defective products, fires, explosions, and other preventable tragedies. When a family loses a loved one because of another person’s negligence, they may have the right to seek justice and pursue compensation for funeral expenses, loss of companionship, mental anguish, lost financial support, and other damages. This recognition reflects Andrew J. Wooley and The Wooley Law Firm’s commitment to helping families after catastrophic loss. If you lost a loved one in a Texas wrongful death incident, fatal car accident, 18-wheeler crash, workplace accident, or dangerous property event, your family may have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim. Call (214) 699-6524 for a free consultation. You don’t pay unless we win.

A Midland teen was killed and four other people were critically injured in an overnight incident reported on June 1, 2026. According to KWTX, authorities were investigating after the incident left one person dead and four others with critical injuries. Early reports indicated that a Midland man was later facing a murder charge after reportedly confessing involvement in the incident. Incidents involving a death and multiple critical injuries can raise serious legal questions for victims and families. Investigators may need to determine exactly what happened, who was involved, whether criminal conduct contributed to the injuries, and whether any property owner, business, security provider, vehicle owner, or other third party may have played a role. Evidence such as police reports, witness statements, surveillance video, 911 calls, phone records, scene photographs, medical records, and criminal investigation findings may be critical in determining responsibility. If you were injured in a Midland critical incident, violent injury event, or catastrophic injury case, you may have the right to seek justice and pursue compensation for medical expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, mental anguish, impairment, and other damages. If you lost a loved one, your family may also have the right to pursue a wrongful death claim for funeral expenses, loss of companionship, mental anguish, lost financial support, and other damages. Call (214) 699-6524 for a free consultation. You don’t pay unless we win.

A man was killed in a hit-and-run crash early Sunday morning, May 31, 2026, on southbound I-35W near East Ripy Street in Fort Worth. According to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, police said the man had gotten out of his vehicle after a minor crash and was checking the damage when another vehicle struck him. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police said the suspect vehicle left the scene but was later found at a different location, and the investigation remained ongoing. Freeway crashes can become deadly within seconds when a disabled vehicle or minor wreck leaves someone exposed to fast-moving traffic. Investigators may need to determine whether the striking driver was speeding, distracted, impaired, failed to keep a proper lookout, or had enough time and distance to avoid the man. Evidence such as dashcam footage, traffic cameras, nearby surveillance video, vehicle damage, debris patterns, lighting conditions, 911 calls, witness statements, and event data recorder information may be critical in determining what happened. If you lost a loved one in a Fort Worth freeway crash, I-35W pedestrian accident, or fatal hit-and-run collision, you may have the right to seek justice and pursue compensation for funeral expenses, loss of companionship, mental anguish, lost financial support, and other damages. Call (214) 699-6524 for a free consultation. You don’t pay unless we win.