We are pleased to announce the settlement of case involving the wrongful death of our client, who was killed in a car accident in Grand Prairie, Texas. We were able to obtain auto insurance policy limits from the other driver and all of the underinsured (UIM) policy limits from our client’s auto insurance policy. The total amount of the settlement was $125,000.00.
The cause of this accident was a truck driving over the speed limit, which resulted in the tragic death of our client. Our client was a veteran and was three years away from retirement when he was killed by this reckless truck driver. We represented his estate and his widow.
This is our first involvement in a Dallas area wrongful death car accident case, where the other driver was referred to the Dallas County grand jury for possible criminal charges. The investigating police officer made this recommendation after his accident investigation revealed the truck driver was going 65 m.p.h. in a 40 m.p.h. zone.
This case is a good illustration why all drivers should carry the maximum amount of underinsured (UIM) and uninsured (UM) coverage on their auto policy. This coverage is relatively cheap and provides protection to a driver in the event they are involved in an accident with a driver that has no auto insurance or only carries the minimum amount of insurance, which is $25,000.00.
Has our client not UIM coverage, the compensation for this auto accident wrongful death would be only $25,000.00.
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