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A drunk driving crash can leave you dealing with painful injuries, financial stress, and the frustration that comes with knowing the collision never should have happened. When someone chooses to drive impaired and causes serious harm, a Dallas drunk driving accident lawyer can help you take legal action while you focus on healing.
Many injured people assume the driver’s criminal case will automatically take care of everything that follows the crash. In reality, a criminal prosecution doesn’t recover compensation for your medical bills, lost income, rehabilitation, or the lasting impact the injuries may have on your daily life.
The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. can help you pursue accountability and recover compensation through a separate civil claim. Call us today at (214) 200-4878 or complete our online form for a free consultation.
Why Choose The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. for Your Dallas Drunk Driving Accident Claim
After a drunk driving crash, you need more than a lawyer who files paperwork. You need a legal advocate who understands how to prove impairment, protect your claim, and keep you informed while the case moves forward.
The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. intentionally limits our caseload so each client receives the attention, preparation, and resources their case deserves.
Board Certified Distinction
Aaron A. Herbert is Board Certified in Personal Injury Trial Law, a distinction that fewer than 2% of Texas attorneys hold. It signals a tested and recognized level of skill in this specific area of law.
Clear Communication
You shouldn’t feel left in the dark after a serious crash. When you have questions, you can speak directly with Attorney Aaron Herbert and get clear guidance about your case, your options, and what to expect next.
Local Dallas Experience
Our firm understands the DFW Metroplex and the places where serious drunk driving crashes often happen, including I-35E and the Dallas North Tollway. We know how to obtain accident reports from the Dallas Police Department, work with local evidence sources, and handle cases in the Dallas County court system.
Call our team today at (214) 200-4878 or contact us online to get your free consultation.
How To Protect Your Rights After a Drunk Driving Wreck in Dallas
The steps you take after a drunk driving crash can affect your ability to recover fair compensation. Your health comes first, but the legal side matters too. Evidence can disappear quickly, and the insurance company may start building its defense before you know the full extent of your injuries.
A Dallas drunk driving accident lawyer can help protect your claim while you focus on getting medical care and recovering.
Important steps include:
- Get Medical Care Quickly: Treatment at Baylor University Medical Center, Texas Health Presbyterian, or another medical facility can protect your health and create records that connect your injuries to the crash.
- Save Any Evidence You Have: Photos, videos, vehicle damage, witness names, police information, repair estimates, and medical paperwork can all help show what happened and how the crash affected you.
- Avoid Speaking With the Insurer: Insurance adjusters may ask questions that shift blame, minimize your injuries, or pressure you into giving a recorded statement before you understand your claim.
- Don’t Accept a Fast Settlement: Early offers often come before you know whether you’ll need more treatment, time away from work, or long-term medical care.
- Contact an Attorney: Our firm can protect your rights, handle the insurance conversations, and accurately value your claim so you don’t accept a small settlement.
How Does a Dallas Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer Prove Your Claim?
A drunk driving crash often gives your injury claim a stronger starting point because Texas law prohibits driving while intoxicated. When a driver violates that safety law and causes a crash, that violation can support a negligence per se argument in your civil case.
That doesn’t mean the case proves itself, but it gives our team important evidence to build from.
We still prepare the claim carefully.
The criminal case may help show impairment, but your civil claim must also prove how the crash happened, how the drunk driver caused your injuries, and what those injuries have cost you. Our team gathers the evidence needed to connect the driver’s conduct to the full value of your damages.
Our evidence-gathering process may include:
- Police and Arrest Reports: The crash report, arrest report, field sobriety test results, officer observations, and BAC evidence can help show the driver’s impairment and how the collision happened.
- Witness Statements: Independent witnesses may confirm how the crash occurred or describe the driver’s behavior before the collision.
- Video Footage: Nearby business cameras, traffic cameras, dash cams, body cams, or other footage may capture the crash, the driver’s conduct, or signs of impairment.
- Criminal Case Records: A DWI guilty plea or conviction can provide important support for the civil claim, even though your injury case remains separate from the criminal prosecution.
- Medical and Damages Evidence: Treatment records, bills, wage records, and expert opinions can help prove the physical, financial, and long-term impact of the crash.
What Compensation Can You Pursue After a Dallas DUI Crash?
While a drunk driving crash can result in significant losses, you have the right to pursue compensation for medical expenses, lost wages, physical pain, and other life-altering impacts.
Our firm documents the full impact of the crash so the demand reflects what you have already lost and what you may need going forward.
| Economic Damages | Non-Economic Damages | Punitive Damages | |
| What They Mean | Address your financial costs tied to the crash | Address the physical, emotional, and personal impact of the wreck | Punish especially reckless conduct, and may help deter similar behavior |
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These damages don’t apply in most injury cases, but may apply for drunk driving if it qualifies as:
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| How We Prove Them | Your lawyer uses your bills, treatment records, wage records, and repair estimates. | Our team documents how the injuries affect your health, work, routine, relationships, and quality of life. | We use criminal case records, officer observations, BAC results, and witness testimony. |
Can Other Parties Be Held Responsible for the Drunk Driver’s Actions?
Other parties may share responsibility if they helped create the danger that led to the crash. In Texas, that often means looking beyond the drunk driver to determine whether a bar, restaurant, club, or other alcohol provider overserved them before they got behind the wheel.
Texas’s dram shop law may allow a claim against an alcohol provider if it was apparent that the driver was obviously intoxicated to the point of presenting a clear danger to themselves and others, and that intoxication caused the harm.
These cases move quickly because key evidence can disappear, including security footage, receipts, credit card records, employee statements, and witness accounts.
The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. can investigate where the driver drank, whether they were visibly intoxicated, and whether an alcohol-serving business contributed to the crash.
When the facts support it, we pursue every available source of recovery so your claim doesn’t depend only on the drunk driver’s insurance policy.
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How Insurance Companies Try To Minimize Texas Drunk Driving Accident Claims
Even when the other driver was drunk, the insurance company may still look for ways to reduce what it pays. The adjuster may sound calm and helpful, but their job is to protect the company’s money.
Your Dallas drunk driving accident lawyer handles those conversations for you, protects you from pressure, and pushes back when the insurer tries to undervalue your claim.
Common tactics include:
- Recorded Statement Requests: The adjuster may ask questions on a recorded call and try to get you to downplay your injuries, accept partial blame, or make statements that can be used against you later.
- Fast, Low Settlement Offers: The insurer may offer quick money before you know whether you need surgery, long-term therapy, more time away from work, or future medical care.
- Delay and Denial Tactics: The adjuster may ignore calls, ask for duplicate paperwork, dispute clear damages, or drag out the claim to make you frustrated enough to accept less.
- Misleading Statements About Your Rights: The adjuster may suggest you don’t need a lawyer or give you an incomplete picture of what Texas law allows you to recover.
The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. can take over insurance communication, document the full value of your claim, and negotiate from a position backed by evidence rather than pressure.
How We Build a Strong Dallas Drunk Driving Accident Claim
The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. uses a proactive case-management system designed to keep your claim moving. Our team doesn’t let cases sit idle. From the beginning, we work to protect evidence, document your damages, communicate with the insurance company, and prepare your case for settlement or trial.
Once you hire us, your Dallas drunk driving accident lawyer takes over the legal and insurance-related work so you can focus on your recovery. That includes handling paperwork, dealing with adjusters, and helping you access trusted medical specialists when needed.
We also handle drunk driving accident cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover compensation for you.
Our legal strategy may include:
- Investigation and Evidence Gathering: Crash evidence, police reports, arrest records, BAC results, witness statements, video footage, and other proof can help show how the drunk driver caused the collision.
- Damages Assessment: Medical records, doctor input, wage documentation, future care needs, and expert analysis can help show the full financial and personal impact of your injuries.
- Demand and Negotiation: A detailed demand package gives the insurance company a clear picture of liability, damages, and the evidence supporting your claim.
- Litigation and Trial Preparation: Every case gets prepared with trial in mind, even when a settlement remains possible. Our experience and reputation at trial strengthen your case when insurers evaluate the risk of facing our firm in a Dallas County courtroom.
FAQs for Dallas Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer
How Can I Afford a Dallas Drunk Driving Accident Lawyer if I’m Out of Work?
We handle all personal injury cases on a contingency fee basis, which means you won’t pay any upfront costs or attorney fees. We only get paid if we successfully recover money for you.
Should I Talk to the Other Driver’s Insurance Company?
It’s best to avoid speaking with the at-fault driver’s insurance adjuster. Their job is to minimize the amount the company has to pay. You can simply and politely refer them to your Dallas drunk driving accident attorney.
What Is the Difference Between the Criminal Case and My Civil Claim?
The criminal case is brought by the state to punish the drunk driver with fines, license suspension, or jail time. Your civil claim is a separate case you bring to recover financial compensation for your medical bills, lost wages, and other damages.
Can I Still Bring a Claim if I Was a Passenger in the Drunk Driver’s Car?
Injured passengers have the right to file a claim against the drunk driver’s insurance policy to cover their damages. You shouldn’t have to bear the financial burden of a driver’s reckless decision, even if you know them.
We can help you file a claim and ease the tensions with the at-fault driver’s insurer.
Can I Still Get Compensation if the Drunk Driver Who Hit Me Fled the Scene?
You may still have options for financial recovery even if the drunk driver fled the scene of the accident. You may be able to file a claim under your own Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist (UM/UIM) Coverage. We can investigate the hit-and-run and help you identify all possible sources of compensation.
Get Local Dallas Guidance Today
You don’t have to navigate the confusing legal process alone. Let a dedicated Dallas drunk driving accident lawyer at The Law Firm of Aaron A. Herbert, P.C. manage your case while you concentrate on healing.
We have the experience and the focused approach needed to pursue the full compensation you need. Contact our office today at (214) 200-4878 or fill out our online form for a free, confidential consultation.
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