I’ve sat across the table from more than a few McAllen families after a loved one was killed by a car while walking, and the first question is almost never about fault. It’s about money — specifically, what insurance actually exists to cover a death like this, and whether it’s enough to matter. That question…

I’ve sat across from a lot of injured pedestrians in my Arlington office, and one question comes up almost every time: who’s actually paying for the hospital bill sitting on the kitchen table? People assume the answer is simple. It isn’t. Texas insurance law has a few moving parts here, and getting them wrong can…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. I’ve sat across the table from a lot of people in Irving who got hit by a car while walking to their apartment, crossing Belt Line Road, or just cutting through a shopping center parking lot near MacArthur Boulevard. The first question out of their mouth…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Most people who come to us after being hit by a car have no idea what evidence exists or where it’s gone by the time they call. That gap — between the moment of impact and the moment someone picks up the phone — costs injured…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Getting struck by a car on foot changes everything fast. One day you’re walking to your car in a parking lot off Collins Street or crossing at a marked crosswalk near the Entertainment District, and the next you’re in a hospital bed wondering how you’re going…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Most people who come to us after being hit by a car have no idea which insurance policy is supposed to pay them — or why there might be more than one. That confusion costs injured pedestrians real money. It delays treatment, it delays claims, and…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Every week I talk with pedestrian accident victims in McAllen who ask the same first question: what is my case worth? It is the right question to ask, and the honest answer requires more than a quick number. Settlement values depend on injury severity, who was…

Written by Geoffrey Dashner. Read more about the author. Most people think about pedestrian accidents as something that happens somewhere else — a crowded city, a poorly lit highway overpass, somewhere that isn’t their neighborhood. But if you’ve spent any time driving or walking in Arlington, Texas, you already know the roads here are unforgiving….

If you or someone you love was struck by a vehicle while walking, the first thing you need to understand is that Texas is one of the most dangerous states in the country for pedestrians — and McAllen sits in a state where those numbers keep climbing. At Dashner Law Firm | McAllen Injury &…

Walking in Arlington should be straightforward. You step off the curb, cross the street, and get where you’re going. But every year, dozens of Arlington pedestrians end up in emergency rooms — or worse — because a driver wasn’t paying attention, ran a red light, or made a left turn without checking the crosswalk. If…