Texting While Driving Accident Lawyer in Texas
What is Distracted Driving?
Distracted driving is any form of driving that's done without one's full attention. The most notorious form of distracted driving is texting. There are other forms of distracted driving, including eating, putting on makeup, fiddling with the radio, and carrying on conversations with passengers, but texting while driving has gotten the most attention in recent years.
Why Hire Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP to Handle Your
Accident Case?
Based in Dallas-Fort Worth, we've been representing injured people and their families for years throughout Dallas County, Collin County, and Tarrant County—and we've earned plenty of accolades to show for it. Senior attorney Rob Crain, for example, who handles the firm's personal injury cases, has been named to multiple national lists honoring his achievements, including the Texas Super Lawyer and the Best Lawyers in America.
If you've been injured in a car wreck because someone was texting while driving, contact us online or call (214) 301-5007 for a free case evaluation.
The Dangers of Texting While Driving
At 55 miles per hour, the act of reading or writing even a short text means the driver is not looking at the road for a distance equivalent to the length of a football field. Excluding some local cities that have passed distracted driving laws (including Dallas), there is no widespread ban in Texas.
In 2011, Gov. Rick Perry vetoed what would have been Texas's first statewide ban on texting while driving, despite the well-documented dangers. Perry claimed that a ban would "micromanage" adult drivers' behavior. Nonetheless, this doesn't mean you can't hold a texting driver responsible for causing a car wreck—bad driving is bad driving.
Call a Dallas Distracting Driving Lawyer at Crain Lewis Brogdon, LLP
As more people use mobile devices like tablets and smartphones to check email and send texts, more people will make poor decisions behind the wheel. Taking your eyes off the road—even for a split second—can result in a wreck that can ruin another person's life. If you've been injured or your loved one killed in an accident caused because of texting while driving, call (214) 301-5007 or contact us online for a free evaluation of your case.
Do not let negligent drivers off the hook for your injury—seek justice today.