Dallas-Ft. Worth, TX - Accident News and Resources including car, bicycle, motorcycle and truck accidents and much more.
Dallas rose to prominence because of its historical importance to the oil and cottown industries. In modern times, the city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, healthcare and medical research, and transportation and logistics, with a 2013 real GDP of $448 billion. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area has a population of 6.9 million and is only expected to grow.
Fort Worth is Fort Worth is the 17th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. The city is located in North Central Texas and covers nearly 350 square miles in Tarrant, Denton, Parker, and Wise counties—serving as the seat for Tarrant County. According to the 2013 census estimates, Fort Worth has a population of 792,727. The city is the second-largest in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area.
Major Roadways in Dallas and Fort Worth
Interstate 20 is an east-west highway that passes through central Texas. The interstate runs from Florence, South Carolina to Kent, Texas.
Interstate 30 runs through Dallas and Fort Worth on its way to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Interstate 45 is a major road that connects Dallas and Houston.
U.S. Route 67 is a 1, 560-mile long north-south highway that begins in Presidio, Texas at the Mexican Border and ends in Sabula, Iowa. It passes through Dallas.
U.S. Route 75 begins in Dallas and travels north to the Oklahoma state line, where it continues north to the Canadian border in Minnesota.
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit Authority (DART) operates buses, light rail, commuter rail, and high-occupancy vehicle lanes in Dallas and 12 of its suburbs.
Dallas has the seventh-busiest light rail system in the country, with approximately 55 stations on 72 miles of light rail.
Dallas is served by two commercial airports: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field, offering services to over 200 destinations both domestic and international.
Dallas Executive Airport and Addison Airport serve as general aviation airports in the area.
Resources and Outreach Organizations in Dallas
CyclingSavvy: Dallas
BikeDFW
Bike Friendly Dallas
Green Dallas: Bike Safety
Injury Prevention Center of Greater Dallas
Dallas Pedestrian Network
Go here to learn more about recent Dallas and Fort Worth accidents including:
Dallas and Fort Worth car accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth pedestrian accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth motorcycle accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth drunk driving accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth distracted driving accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth aircraft accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth bicycle accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth boating accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth bus accidents;
Dallas and Fort Worth truck accidents.
What to do after a serious injury accident in Dallas or Fort Worth
When someone has been injured in a motor-vehicle collision in Dallas or Fort Worth, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. When someone is killed due to the negligence of another person or company, a wrongful death claim needs to be launched. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how Dallas personal injury attorneys will help injured victims and families.
Percent of U.S:
What Type of Visitor Are You?
Legal Data Center
4 Ways to Avoid Damaging Your Personal Injury Case
$932,500 Settlement by Attorney for Spine Injury Car Accident
Acknowledge Prior Injuries to Avoid Damaging Your Personal Injury Case
4 Costly Mistakes Auto Accident Victims Make
Attorney Settles Broken Heart Injury Car Accident in Dallas, TX for $63,540.88
Texting while driving isn't illegal in Texas
Remember when a driver in Texas admitted that his texting caused an accident that killed 13 people? That wasn't illegal.
Texas Tornado: Infant, toddler rescued from submerged truck (VIDEO)
This is really hard to watch.
First things first: apparently everyone survived, and the baby and toddler are currently stabilized and recovering in the hospital, but that will not be super helpful to your stress level while/immediately after viewing. If you are currently the mother of young children, have a drink ready or your chosen method of self-care for when the video is done, because you will need it.
Accident reports by county
Bosque County, TX - 2
Collin County, TX - 61
Comanche County, TX - 5
Dallas County, TX - 484
Denton County, TX - 56
Ellis County, TX - 21
Erath County, TX - 4
Fannin County, TX - 2
Freestone County, TX - 5
Henderson County, TX - 4
Hill County, TX - 9
Hood County, TX - 5
Hopkins County, TX - 3
Hunt County, TX - 6
Johnson County, TX - 24
Kaufman County, TX - 29
Lamar County, TX - 4
Montague County, TX - 3
Navarro County, TX - 4
Palo Pinto County, TX - 2
Parker County, TX - 10
Rockwall County, TX - 7
Tarrant County, TX - 348
Van Zandt County, TX - 5
Wise County, TX - 7
Here are four ways to avoid damaging your personal injury case brought to you by the attorneys at Mullen & Mullen Law Firm.
How to Keep Your Teens Safe While Driving
How do you get a teen to acknowledge that they too can end up seriously injured, or even lose their life in a car accident, when they don't drive responsibly?
How to Overcome Your Teen's Objections to Wearing a Seatbelt
Truthfully, your brain doesn't fully develop until around the age of 25. So, you, and your teenage son or daughter, simply can't fully comprehend reality until that age.
4 Ways to Help Keep Yourself Safe When Driving Alone
Most fatal car accidents happen with just a single driver. Here's how to make sure you don't find yourself involved in a serious, or even fatal, accident.
How Seniors Can Avoid Becoming Pedestrian Accident Victims
People age 65 and older account for nearly 20% of all pedestrian fatalities. Learn how to stay safe as a senior pedestrian in a society of constantly distracted drivers.
3 Unexpected Ways Older Drivers Get Involved in Fatal Accidents
Senior citizens get involved in car accidents in more ways than you realize. Learn the risks, and how you can keep yourself safe.
Teens and senior citizens are the most dangerous and vulnerable drivers. But, what may surprise you about older drivers is the nature of the accidents they find themselves involved in.
A Negligent Texting Driver Turned Makynsie Bancroft's Life Upside Down
A single negligent decision by another person turned Makynsie Bancroft's life upside down. But that driver's decision hasn't kept her down.
2019 Accident & Injury Scholarship Winner
We are pleased to announce the winner for our 2019 Regis L. Mullen Accident & Injury Scholarship: Makynsie Bancroft.
Why Male Drivers Are More Vulnerable to Car Accidents (And What You Can Do)
You've probably heard it said that men are more likely than women to get involved in car accidents. But those stats give you perspective!
Most recent accident reports
Pamela Day, 47, killed in pedestrian collision with hit-and-run driver on McVey Avenue in Dallas, Texas
At 2:40 a.m., 47-year-old Pamela Day was killed when she was struck by a car on McVey Avenue in South Oak Cliff. Authorities are looking for the driver. Anyone with information should contact Dallas Police.
McVey Avenue
Type: Pedestrian Accident
Woman injured after crashing into police car, being ejected onto South Hampton Road in Dallas, TX
An unidentified woman was headed south on South Hampton Road on Thursday night, when she made an unsafe lane change and collided with a police SUV, which had its lights and sirens activated and was on its way to a call.
South Hampton Road
Police and Government Vehicles, Ejected from Vehicle
Cyclist killed in early-morning hit-and-run accident on State Highway 360 and Abram Street in Arlington, Texas
A bicyclist was traveling north on the service road at State Highway 360 and Abram Street when he was struck from behind by a vehicle and killed.
State Highway 360 and Abram Street
Type: Bicycle Accident
7-year-old girl dies after being thrown from SUV into flooded creek during wreck on Highway 175 near 2nd Avenue in Dallas, Texas
Police in Dallas say a total of six people, including two adults and four children, were in a westbound SUV on Highway 175 near 2nd Avenue on Saturday evening when the driver, Johnathan Hawkins, a
Children/Minors Involved, Seat Belt Usage, Car Seats, Ejected from Vehicle, Accidents in Waterways
Annette Stevens, 66, killed and one woman injured in single-vehicle car crash in Fort Worth, Texas
The victim of Saturday's fatal crash has been identified as Annette Stevens, 66, of Haltom City. She was pronounced deceased at the crash site. She died from blunt force trauma to her head, according to the coroner's office.
One dies in pickup vs. semi-truck rear-end collision on I-20 in Arlington, TX
An unidentified man was driving a pickup truck east on I-20 in Arlington when he failed to slow down for a semi-truck in front of him, and collided with its rear, at around 9:50 a.m.
John Cookson, 17, dies in kayaking accident on Village Creek in Arlington, Texas
John Cookson, 17, was kayaking with friends on Village Creek Wednesday night when his kayak flipped. Cookson was taken to the hospital where he died. Cookson worked for Globe Life Park as a valet.
Type: Boat Accident
Man in his 50's struck by car and seriously hurt on Arapaho Road in Dallas, TX
A man in his 50's was riding a bicycle on Arapaho Road at about 11:00 p.m. when he got struck by a car, and was ejected from his bike onto the front of the vehicle.
Arapaho Road
Ejected from Vehicle
Salvadore Arvizu, 37, Alicia Perez, 45, and Juana Rivera, 80, killed when pickup truck flips over bridge on Loop 820 in Hurst, TX
A pickup truck was southbound on Loop 820 at about 11:40 a.m. when it crashed into the railing and fell from a bridge, landing on its roof. Three people have been confirmed dead, and have only been identified as two men and one woman.
Loop 280 near Highway 121
Joshua Reed, 29, killed after kayak capsizes on Trinity River near Lake Worth, TX
29-year-old Joshua Reed was on a kayaking outing with five other people on Trinity River, when they mistakenly entered a restricted area near an Eagle Mountain Lake dam at about 7:00 p.m.
Lake Worth, TX
Accidents in Waterways
Frank Bellamy Jr., 23, killed and one person injured in high-speed crash on Great Trinity Forest Way in Dallas, Texas
23-year-old Frank Bellamy Jr. was killed and one person injured after their vehicle crashed into a pole in Dallas.
Great Trinity Forest Way
High-Speed/Excessive Speed
One injured after crashing SUV into house on Walnut Hill in North Dallas, TX
Sometime overnight, a woman was driving an SUV near Walnut Hill when she was cut off by another vehicle and veered over the median. The driver then apparently hit the accelerator instead of the brakes, causing her to drive straight into a house.
Pileup kills one, injures several on I-30 near Rockwall, TX
Details remain limited, but there has been one confirmed death after a pileup involving multiple semi-trucks on I-30 near Horizon Road in Rockwall, TX that occured at about 6:30 p.m.
James Mancilla, 19, Jose Mancilla, 21, and Ethan Woods, 19, killed and Hunter Manley, 19, injured in car crash at FM 644 and Batchler Road in Red Oak, Texas
An SUV and a pickup crashed at the corner of FM 644 and Batchler Road just after 1 a.m. Saturday. Two brothers in the SUV and the driver of the pickup were all killed.
FM 644 and Batchler Road
Red Oak, TX
Woman hospitalized in critical condition after ATV collides with feral pig near Lloyd's Road in Little Elm, TX
A woman was driving an ATV with one other person on it sometime in the night, when she ran into a feral pig that was on Lloyd's Road.
Lloyd's Road
Little Elm, TX
Type: Other Type of Accident
ATV/UTV Accident, Animals/Wildlife Involved, Helmet Usage, Rollover