ARLINGTON, TX — A police officer was taken to the hospital after a car accident that happened in Arlington, Texas on Wednesday, April 15th, 2015. News reports out of the Dallas Fort Worth area said that the accident happened sometime early Wednesday morning.
An unidentified police officer was hurt when the patrol vehicle he was driving and another car collided near the intersection of Matlock Road and Harris Road. The news has not said exactly how the accident happened.
The police officer was taken to JPS Hospital where he was being treated for his injuries. It is not clear if anybody in the other vehicle was hurt.
The investigation is currently ongoing, and authorities are reviewing footage of the accident to determine exactly how the accident took place.
Scene of the Accident
View of the Road
Commentary:
The news has yet to mention any kind of significant details as to how the accident happened, but on the off chance that the other driver was at fault, the police officer is going to have a few different avenues to explore, depending on the facts. If the other driver was at fault for the accident, then the police officer would more than likely have a claim against the other driver, in addition to a workers’ compensation claim. In this rare circumstance, the officer could more than likely pursue both, without the risk of opting out of the other choices. Police officers and road workers are some of the few that have this opportunity afforded to them, and going after both options usually yields the most benefit for victims. Again, this depends heavily on how the accident happened, and who is found to be at fault.
— Grossman Law Offices
I was the officer involved in this accident. You are correct, I did pursue both and was successful