Who Pays If Several Cars Are in an Accident?

 Posted on April 09, 2025 in Car Accidents

On April 5th, 2025, a Fort Worth crash on W. Risinger Road that involved five vehicles killed at least three people and injured several more. I-35 was the scene of at least two multiple-vehicle crashes earlier in the same week. You may know that if you are injured in a car accident, you could be entitled to compensation. However, you need to know who caused your wreck in order to file a claim.

You might wonder if you can just pick another driver and file your claim against his policy. That is not how these cases work. Your resourceful Irving, TX personal injury lawyer will investigate your chain-reaction collision to find out who was responsible for causing your injuries, vehicle damage, and other related losses.

How Do Multiple-Car Pileups Happen?

After a chain-reaction crash, it looks like all the vehicles were piled up at once. However, a series of individual crashes actually took place. The first at-fault driver is sometimes responsible for paying damages to everyone involved in a pileup, but not always.

Suppose car A rear-ends car B, pushing it into car C. After all three vehicles have come to a stop, car D crashes into car A, which pushes cars B and C again. Car C spins into another traffic lane, and yet another vehicle hits it. These crashes are fluid and dynamic, and each car can be hit several times by different vehicles. Each time your car is hit, new damage can result.

In that scenario, several drivers likely share some degree of fault. Car C was hit three separate times, and each impact can cause new injuries. After the first hit, additional impacts can also worsen wounds from previous strikes. All this can be a problem when you pursue compensation.

What Makes an Insurance Claim After a Chain-Reaction Crash Challenging?

If only two cars are involved in an accident, it is easier to determine who caused it, even if both drivers share the blame. Even if you are partially at fault and your degree of fault does not exceed 50 percent in Texas, the other driver may be liable for paying a percentage of your damages. When several cars collide, it is much more challenging to determine which impact caused specific injuries or vehicle damage.

What does that mean for you? You may have to file several claims against different drivers. Each insurance company involved has the chance to blame someone else for your accident-related losses. When you are injured is not the time to fight with multiple insurers trying to collect compensation. Fortunately, your attorney can do it on your behalf.

We will investigate each accident and work with various experts to determine which injuries and property damage were caused by which driver. We ensure that if you were partially at fault, the degree of fault assigned to you is accurate and fair. After carefully calculating your damages, we will fight to maximize your compensation.

Call Our Skilled Carrollton, TX Car Accident Lawyer

When you have a complex case, you need to choose the right attorney if you hope to recover the full amount of compensation you are entitled to. Call Jerry D. Andrews, P.C. at 214-221-5800 or contact us online to discuss your case with our dedicated Dallas, TX personal injury attorney. Your consultation is free, and you pay no fees unless we win. Se Habla Español.