TEXARKANA, TX — A two-vehicle accident left one woman dead and sent other motorists to the hospital in Texarkana, Texas on Thursday, April 3rd, 2014, according to a news report from ArkLaTexas Homepage.
Police have said that there is reason to suspect 61-year-old Linda Yeager was killed when the car she was driving crossed unexpectedly into the lanes of oncoming traffic and collided head-on with a pickup truck at the intersection of Cowhorn Creek Road and Cowhorn Creek Loop around 5:30 Thursday evening.
Scene of the Accident
Linda Yeager was pronounced dead on the scene by emergency responders when they arrived. An unspecified number of people were taken to the hospital with unspecified injuries.
The investigation into the accident is being handled by officials from the Texas Department of Transportation.
Commentary:
Many people are unfamiliar with comparative fault, how it works, and how it may relate to them or the accident they’ve been through. Simply put, the State of Texas uses a system of ‘comparative fault’ where a jury will decide to what degree at fault either party is in an accident. This is done using a percentage-point system, meaning, if I am involved in an accident that causes one hundred thousand dollars in damages, and I am found eighty percent at fault for the accident, I am responsible for eighty thousand dollars of the accident. This is obviously an oversimplification, and things can become quite muddled with conflicting details, but this is a rough summary of how comparative fault works, and how it may apply to any accident in Texas.
–Grossman Law Offices
