PROSPER, TX — One person was flown to the hospital after a major accident in Prosper, Texas on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014, according to a news report from NBC DFW.
Officials have said that they believe one person was hurt when the vehicle they were driving collided with a van while driving on Highway 380 on Tuesday morning.
Scene of the Accident
Authorities transported the driver of one of the vehicles in a helicopter where an update on their condition was immediately unavailable by hospital staff.
Investigators hope to release more information about the accident in the coming days.
Commentary:
Bearing in mind that the news report is very sparse on details, the fact remains that people may have some questions if ever they find themselves involved in a similar accident. In the State of Texas, we have a system that the majority of states use in allocating fault in an accident, and we in the legal industry call “contributory negligence” or “comparative fault”. With this system, a jury is presented with all the facts and evidence and to their best ability makes a judgment call and allocates responsibility for the accident using a sliding percentage scale. This means if Person A and Person B get in an accident whose damages total $10,000, and Person A is found to be 80% at fault for the accident, Person A would be responsible for $8,000, while Person B would owe $2,000. Keep in mind that the divisions of fault are RARELY this orderly, and I have simplified the system for the sake of explanation, but this is how this accident’s fault could be determined.
–Grossman Law Offices
