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Dallas

Dallas rose to prominence because of its historical importance to the oil and cottown industries. In modern times, the city's economy is primarily based on banking, commerce, telecommunications, computer technology, energy, healthcare and medical research, and transportation and logistics, with a 2013 real GDP of $448 billion. The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington metropolitan area has a population of 6.9 million and is only expected to grow.

Fort Worth

Fort Worth is Fort Worth is the 17th-largest city in the United States and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. The city is located in North Central Texas and covers nearly 350 square miles in TarrantDentonParker, and Wise counties—serving as the seat for Tarrant County. According to the 2013 census estimates, Fort Worth has a population of 792,727. The city is the second-largest in the Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area.

Major Roadways in Dallas and Fort Worth

  • Interstate 20 is an east-west highway that passes through central Texas. The interstate runs from Florence, South Carolina to Kent, Texas.
  • Interstate 30 runs through Dallas and Fort Worth on its way to Little Rock, Arkansas.
  • Interstate 45 is a major road that connects Dallas and Houston.
  • U.S. Route 67 is a 1, 560-mile long north-south highway that begins in Presidio, Texas at the Mexican Border and ends in Sabula, Iowa. It passes through Dallas.
  • U.S. Route 75 begins in Dallas and travels north to the Oklahoma state line, where it continues north to the Canadian border in Minnesota.

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What to do after a serious injury accident in Dallas or Fort Worth

When someone has been injured in a motor-vehicle collision in Dallas or Fort Worth, the accident victim and their family members are left with medical bills, lost income, and other costs. When someone is killed due to the negligence of another person or company, a wrongful death claim needs to be launched. It is important to get legal assistance to help the accident victim recover, or when the accident is fatal, to help the family members get fully compensated for their losses. Learn more about how Mullen & Mullen attorneys will help injured victims and families.

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Most recent accident reports

Three people have died after crash involving a suspected drunken driver. Eldrick Westbrook, 38, ran a red light early Sunday in Arlington before hitting another car with four people inside.
Date: 
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Travis Elwell, 23, of Mesquite has been arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of Emily Javadi, 34,who was standing next to a vehicle on McKinney Avenue in uptown Dallas when she was struck and thrown into a metal pole on Tu
Date: 
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Roadway: 
McKinney Ave
City: 
Dallas, TX

A big rig was left dangling from a bridge after losing control on an icy interstate. THe truck was left dangling off of the bridge on I-45 near Stuart Simpson Road Monday and was later cleared on Tuesday.

 

Date: 
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Roadway: 
I-45
City: 
Dallas, TX

Northbound I-35E was shut down after a semi truck wrecked near Saner Avenue in Dallas Wednesday morning. The accident closed all northbound lanes after the truck crashed before 4 AM.

 

Date: 
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Roadway: 
Interstate 35E
City: 
Dallas, TX

An overnight police chase Thursday that began in McKinney ended in Lewisville, Texas.

Date: 
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Roadway: 
I-35 East

A Valero gas station in Fort Worth, Texas was the scene of an accident Friday. The station at West Freeway and Taxco was damaged after a van smashed into a support column.

Date: 
Friday, February 27, 2015

A collision Friday afternoon involving a church van left two dead on Texas Highway 377 north of US 180 just at approximately 5:30 p.m. Friday.

Date: 
Friday, March 6, 2015
Type: Car Accident
Topics: 
Head-on

A police chase of a stolen car resulted in a serious crash that injured one man, Jorge Cabrera, at around 6:30 Wednesday evening. Authorities say the suspect ran a stop sign and T-boned Jorge Cabrera’s black SUV.

Kenneth Golightly ordered two EMTs from an ambulance with his knife, then stole the vehicle and went speeding off into the city with the emergency lights on. Witnesses say he reached up to 70 mph.

Three teens were injured when their truck crashed into a house in The Colony, Texas late Wednesday night. The residents of the home were not hurt and one teen who was not injured fled the scene.

Emergency workers responded to a crash on Wednesday morning in Fort Worth that involved a school bus and another vehicle. The incident happened around 8:30 a.m.

Date: 
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Type: Bus Accident
Topics: 
School Bus

14-year-old Tyler Hoeft of Castaic, California was competing in the Freestone Amateur Motocross competition in Wortham, Texas, when his motorcycle crashed. He died of massive head injuries the next day. 

Date: 
Thursday, March 19, 2015

Charles Cottrill fled from police during a routine traffic stop near Jupiter Road and I-635 for an unknown traffic violation. On his motorcycle, he fled west on LBJ and then traveled south on U.S. Highway 75.

Date: 
Friday, March 27, 2015