Grand Prairie Car Accident Lawyer

If looking for a Grand Prairie accident lawyer call (972) 599 4100. We will start working on your case immediately. Attorney Doug Goyen has represented residents of Grand Prairie in auto accident injuries since 1997. The Law Office of Doug Goyen has settled thousands of car accident cases for millions of dollars for our clients. We provide powerful, experienced, and aggressive representation for our clients. You can count on us to get the compensation you deserve for your case.

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The Texas Department of Transportation’s 2019 accident data shows 3,340 reported auto accidents in Grand Prairie. The increase in accidents in recent years is due largely to distracted drivers. Drivers divide their attention between looking at their phones and driving. With the increased number of accidents comes an increased number of people injured.

The Law Office of Doug Goyen represents people injured in accidents. We provide a variety of ways we assist. The following are the common areas we assist with car accident injury claims:

1. Getting the insurance company to pay the medical bills from your accident. Including ambulance, emergency room, ER doctors, radiology, family doctors, specialists, chiropractic, therapists, or any other medical bill related to your accident.

2. We help our clients find medical facilities that can treat them for their accident-related injuries.

3. We help our clients find medical facilities willing to defer collection on their bills until the insurance company releases payment related to their injury.

4. We get the evidence needed to prove liability so there is no excuse for the insurance company to delay or deny payment.

5. We gather the evidence needed to get our clients paid for their lost income from missing work due to the accident.

6. We get the evidence needed to get the full value of pain and suffering, and other ways the injury has caused damage to our clients, so our clients get the full settlement value for their case.

Call (972) 599 4100, or contact us on our website contact form. The consultation is free, and there is no fee unless you win!

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Our attorneys can assist you in pursuing both monetary and non-monetary damages from the at-fault insurance company. Economic damages will account for all of your financial losses as a result of your injury, from medical bills to lost wages while you were out of work. Non-economic damages, on the other hand, can include all of your personal damages, from emotional trauma to physical pain.

After a car accident, you may be able to recover financial compensation for the following damages if you hire the right attorney:

• Medical expenses (including ambulance and emergency room fees)
• Medical bills in the future
• Property loss and damage
• Pain and suffering
• Costs of physical therapy and rehabilitation
• Wages have been lost.
• Earning capacity has been lost.
• If you have suffered the loss of a loved one, you may be entitled to wrongful death compensation.

Damages will ultimately be determined by the type of injury you sustained and the available liability policies. Brain injuries, for example, can result in a variety of physical and mental injuries, including mood swings and PTSD. Even if a spinal cord injury does not affect your brain, it can cause emotional problems as you deal with your disability. To ensure that you receive every penny owed to you following a collision, you will need an attorney who can thoroughly review your case and gather all available evidence to support your claim.

COMMON CAUSES AND TYPES OF AUTO ACCIDENTS 

Car accidents can cause extensive vehicle damage as well as injuries. Everyone involved is likely to seek assistance from their insurance company or to file a claim against the other party. The success of a car accident claim, on the other hand, frequently depends on proving that the other driver was at fault. Call us at (972) 599 4100 for more information on what to do after a car accident and how a car accident lawyer can help. The following are some of the most common causes and types of car accidents:

• Tailgating Accidents
• Speeding Accidents
• Debris Causing Accidents
• Driving while Fatigued
• Failure to Yield Accidents
• Hit and Run Accidents
• Multiple Car Crash Accidents
• Negligent Entrustment and Accidents
• Reckless Driver Accidents
• Distracted Driving Accidents
• Road Rage Accidents
• Side-Impact Accidents
• Head-On Collisions
• Red Light Accidents
• Unsafe Lane Change Accidents
• Rear-End Accidents
• Intersection Accidents

• Spinal Cord Injury
• Brain Trauma Injuries 
• Burn Injuries
• Internal Organ Injury such as Liver, Kidney, Adrenal Injury or Adrenal Hemorrhage
• Catastrophic Injury 
• Neck and Back Injuries, including Whiplash Injury, Cervical Radiculopathy, Bulging Discs and Herniated Discs, Anterolisthesis Injury
• Facial Injury, including Orbital Fractures, Eye Injury, Detached Retina, PVD Eye Injury and Eye Floaters
• Leg Injury, including Knee Injury, ACL Knee Injury, Collateral Ligament Knee Injury, 
• Shoulder Injury including Rotator Cuff Injury
• Ankle and Foot Injury
• Pelvis & Hip Injury
• Chest Injury
• Arm Injury, Hand and Wrist Injury
• Soft Tissue Injury
• Post-Traumatic Arthritis 
• Wrongful Death

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The following checklist is for people involved in an accident. The list includes things to do if there is an injury involved. It also includes specific resources for people involved in accidents in Grand Prairie, Texas.

1. Check if anyone is injured. Make sure you are not hurt worse than you realize. Accidents are traumatic, sudden, and unexpected. The shock of the accident often causes people not to realize the severity of their injury. Next, check on your passengers. Then check on people in the other vehicles involved. If anyone is injured, get help.

2. Call 911. If anyone is hurt let the dispatcher know. They will send police and paramedics to help. Police will secure the accident scene, help assist injured people until paramedics arrive, and then take the statements of those involved in the accident.

3. Write down witness contact information. If there are witnesses at the scene of the accident, get their names, phone numbers, email, and anything else they use for contact. The other driver may seem like they are admitting fault, but they may change their story when the police arrive, or when they report it to their insurance company. If this happens you need the witness information.

   NOTE: If you are too injured to do anything on this checklist, call a friend or family member to come to the scene and help with the checklist.

4. Get IDs and insurance information. Exchange your identifying information and auto liability information with all other drivers. Texas law requires anyone involved in an auto accident to exchange this information regardless of who is at fault in the accident. Take photos of the IDs and insurance.

5. Get pictures of the vehicles involved in the accident. Get photos of the damage to the other vehicles, the points of impact, and the license plate numbers. Get pictures of any skid marks on the ground and any debris on the ground.

   Take pictures of the roadway in the direction you were traveling and in the direction you came from. Take pictures of the direction the other drivers were heading and where they came from as well.

6. Cooperate with the police officer. The officer will write a report on the accident. You want your statement to be in that report. Tell them your side of the story. Let them know if you are hurt, feeling pain, or have any discomfort you did not have before the accident. It will all be listed on the police report.

   Grand Prairie Police Accident Reports: The Grand Prairie Police Department has their accident reports available online here: Grand Prairie Accident Reports.

   Texas DOT Accident Reports: Another place to locate accident reports is through the Texas Department of Transportation. If it has been 2-3 weeks or longer since your accident, the report is likely on this database as well: Texas Department of Transportation Accident Reports

7. Tell paramedics if injured. Let the paramedics check your condition. They are trained to recognize symptoms and signs that your injury may be worse than you realize. Tell them of any pains or discomfort you have.

   If you decide to go to the emergency room on your own, the following emergency rooms are located in the Grand Prairie area:

   • Medical City ER Grand Prairie – 5203 Lake Ridge Pkwy, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Baylor Scott & White Emergency Hospital – Grand Prairie – 3095 Kingswood Blvd, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Surepoint Emergency Center Grand Prairie – 901 W. Jefferson St, Grand Prairie, Texas

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You have no control over other drivers. You had no control of the vehicle that hit you. You can regain control by hiring an attorney to protect your rights, protect the compensation you deserve and guide you through your case with the experience, expertise, and desire for justice that your case deserves. Your first step after an accident with an injury is to hire a lawyer that does personal injury cases related to car accidents. Speak to the actual lawyer before hiring them. Do not sign up unless you are able to talk to the lawyer first. The lawyer represents you, not the case manager, so you want to be comfortable that the lawyer will do the job needed to protect your rights and get you the results you need.

1. Do not talk to any auto insurance companies if you are hurt. If you have been injured, let your lawyer do the talking for you. If you are hurt the insurance adjuster’s job is to try and minimize your claim as much as possible. If they can get you to say something that gets them out of paying at all, they will do so.

2. Get follow-up care for your injury. If you do not know where to go, or do not know how you can afford treatment, the Law Office of Doug Goyen can find medical facilities that can treat you and will defer collecting on their bill until the insurance company releases payments for your injury.

3. Take pictures of visible injuries. Take photos of bruising, cuts, abrasions, or anything else that is visible. The insurance company will want proof of any injury, and photos of injuries from the accident help.

4. Get an estimate for the repair of your vehicle. Get your own estimate. The insurance company will write an estimate that is lower than the actual cost to repair your vehicle. They do this because some people do not actually repair their vehicle after an accident and use the money for other expenses they have incurred. This allows the insurance company to save money by paying less than what damage was caused.

   If there is a dispute about liability that arises, you need your own estimate to prove the amount of damage that was done.

   Body shops often write free estimates – they want your business. Body shops in the Grand Prairie area that can write estimates and do repairs for your vehicle include:

   • AJ’s Auto Body Shop – 2037 W. Jefferson St, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Champion Collision Repair Center – 3025 Eagle Dr #600, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Service King Collision Grand Prairie – 3060 I-20, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Joe Hudson’s Collision Center – 1405 Ave. H, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Service King Collision North Grand Prairie – 3021 Eagle Dr, Grand Prairie, Texas

   If you need a rental car while your car is in the shop, you need to find a rental car company that will bill the insurance company directly. Make sure to ask the rental car company to get that setup. Rental car companies in the Grand Prairie area include:

   • Enterprise Rent-A-Car – 401 E Palace Pkwy Ste 201, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Budget Car Rental – 2501 I-20 Ste 110, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Avis Car Rental – 1110 TX-360, Grand Prairie, Texas
   • Enterprise Rent-A-Car – 3060 I-20 Ste 1, Grand Prairie, Texas

5. Keep copies of bills and receipts. Anything you have had to pay or owe due to the auto accident needs to be reimbursed. Give copies of everything to your lawyer so you get reimbursement for these expenses.

6. Watch what you post on social media. Assume everything you post will be seen by the adjuster or the insurance company lawyers. They will use anything they can to call your injury into question, so be careful what you post.

Call the Law Office of Doug Goyen. Speak to our Grand Prairie accident lawyer. We will start working on your case immediately. Call (972) 599 4100.

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TYPES OF CASES WE HANDLE

The Law Office of Doug Goyen handles personal injury cases throughout the state of Texas. This includes car crash cases (automobiles, 18 wheelers, motorcycles, pedestrians struck by vehicles, etc.), premises cases (such as injuries caused by a dangerous condition on a property), dog bite cases (or other animals where the owner let their animal loose or had a dangerous animal and the owner’s negligence causes injury to someone else), workplace injuries, and other injuries caused by the negligence or harmful acts of others.

Car Accidents

We deal with the insurance company and protect your rights while you focus on what you need to do to get better and take care of yourself and those around you.

Truck Accidents

Large commercial trucks do serious damage and cause serious injuries. We will fight for you to get you the compensation you deserve and protect your rights while you recover.

DWI Accidents

Drunk drivers cause serious injuries and death every year. We fight their insurance companies to get you compensated for the damage and injury they have caused you.

Pedestrian Accidents

Pedestrians struck by vehicles can suffer serious injuries. We represent people injured in by negligent drivers and help our clients get compensation for their injury.

Bicycle Accidents

Bicyclists are at risk of serious injury if they are hit by a vehicle. We represent bicyclists who have been hit by careless drivers.

Dram Shop Cases

When bars or restaurants continue to over-serve drunk people, and those people cause accidents that result in injuries, we assist clients in obtaining compensation for their injuries.

Motorcycle Accidents

We fight for the rights of motorcyclists who have been hurt by careless drivers. We are fighting for full compensation from the insurance company.

Wrongful Death Accidents

When someone dies as a result of negligence from a motor vehicle accident, the family and estate have a claim against the negligent parties. We represent families and estates in obtaining restitution for their losses

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Grand Prairie, Texas is a city located in Dallas County, Tarrant County, and Ellis County, Texas, and is part of the DFW Metroplex. The 2019 estimated population is 194,543. Grand Prairie was first established in 1863 by Alexander McRae Dechman. It was incorporated as a city in 1909.

If you are visiting Grand Prairie, Texas, and are involved in an auto accident, you may find yourself in need of temporary lodging and food as a result of the need to stay in Grand Prairie for an extended period of time as a result of the accident. Grand Prairie is home to the following restaurants, hotels, and attractions.

Grand Prairie hotels include Tru by Hilton Grand Prairie at 1520 N. Hwy 360, La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Dallas Grand Prairie North at 380 E Palace Pkwy, Hyatt Place Dallas/North Arlington/Grand Prairie at 1542 N Hwy 360, N Watson Rd, and Comfort Suites Grand Prairie – Arlington North at 702 Paddock Way, Grand Prairie, Texas.

Local Grand Prairie restaurants include Pioneer Restaurant at 306 109th Street, FireHouse Gastro Park at 321 W. Main St, NEW YORK PIZZERIA at 1604 State Hwy 161, and Mixed Up Burgers at 510 E Ave K.

Activities in Grand Prairie include Epic Waters Indoor Waterpark, Main Event Grand Prairie, Prairie Lights, Uptown Theater in Grand Prairie, and the Grand Prairie, Texas Tourist Information Center.

The Law Office of Doug Goyen has represented Grand Prairie residents as a Grand Prairie accidents lawyer since 1997. Call us at (972) 599 4100 or use our website contact form. We will start working on your case today.

Click the following link for directions to our Addison office:

Law Office of Doug Goyen
15851 Dallas Pkwy #605
Addison, Texas 75001

Directions to our office from Grand Prairie: Head east on the George Bush Tollway. Stay on the George Bush until you come to the North Dallas Tollway. Head south on the North Dallas Tollway. Stay on the North Dallas Tollway until you come to the Keller Springs exit. Take the Keller Spring exit. Stay on the service road and pass Keller Springs. Our office is the 2nd building south of Keller Springs, located on the service road to the North Dallas Tollway in the Madison Business Center on the 6th floor.

By Doug Goyen, douggoyen@goyenlaw.com