Carrollton, TX — September 16, 2024, a 29-year-old woman was seriously injured in a traffic accident on Plano Parkway in Carrollton.
Investigators say the incident occurred around 5:10 p.m. on the 4200 block of Plano Parkway at Warmington Drive. Preliminary reports indicate that a Nissan Rogue was traveling southeast on Plano Parkway when it approached a private drive out of a nearby high school. A Nissan Sentra was reportedly exiting the drive to turn left onto northwest-bound Plano Parkway, but its 17-year-old driver allegedly failed to yield. The Sentra hit the passenger side of the Rogue, causing it to overturn and roll before coming to rest upright in the roadway.
A passenger in the Rogue was seriously injured in the collision; the driver reportedly received minor injuries. The driver of the Nissan Sentra was unhurt.
No further information is currently available.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
It may seem like there isn’t a great deal to say about this incident; the teen driver told investigators he didn’t see the SUV coming, and after performing some measurements of the roadway officers seemingly had doubts. That’s between them to resolve, but I hope authorities don’t fixate so much on that point that they neglect other details.
For one thing, the cause of a wreck and the cause of a victim’s injuries aren’t always the same. In Carrollton, for example, police weren’t sure if the seriously-injured SUV passenger had a seat belt on or not. That suggests they didn’t find one buckled around her when they got there, but that’s not always the same as her not buckling up from the start. Maybe she just removed it after the SUV came to a stop, but maybe something else occurred. People might be surprised at how often seat belts fail when they’re needed the most. Pretensioners don’t fire, anchor points pop loose, or the buckle decouples during impact. It’s not hugely common, but it rarely ends well.
I’m not claiming to know anything of the sort happened on Plano Parkway; my point is more that it’s important not to get tunnel vision about a few preliminary facts (and “facts”) police reports often contain. Instead, it’s always best to conduct a more careful and thorough investigation in search of the whole story. At the very least that can help eliminate confusion about what exactly happened, but it may also show there’s more than meets the eye.
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