I-Team: Texas bill could change how you work with insurance companies after a car crash
'Swoop and settle' could soon be outlawed.
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'Swoop and settle' could soon be outlawed.
"Unfortunately, not all carriers document settlements in writing and they utilize a practice known as 'swoop and settle' with an oral release," said State Representative Julie Johnson (D – Farmers Branch), who authored a bill that would outlaw oral automobile insurance releases.
Loyal customers are determined to support and save Speranza Italian Restaurant in North Dallas after a horrific incident just two weeks ago.
When officers arrived, police said two young men were pulled out of a 2021 Ford Mustang that had caught fire following the crash.
Multiple people had minor injuries and four people were taken to local hospitals after an SUV drove into a restaurant in far north Dallas Thursday night.
A 67-year-old man was struck and killed by a car as he tried to cross W. Pioneer Parkway in Arlington.
The accident happened just after 4:30 p.m. in the eastbound lanes of LBJ Freeway over Hillcrest Road.
At approximately 10:35 p.m. Dec. 22, deputies were sent to a possible accident call on northbound I-35 where they found an overturned vehicle and a damaged power pole.
Dallas Cowboys defensive end Sam Williams was taken to the hospital today after his car was hit in Plano Thursday afternoon.
Witnesses told officers that the window of the Malibu was "partially obscured" as the driver ran the stop sign.
Traffic is currently being diverted to I-45 due to the amount of debris scattered over the roadway.
A multivehicle crash in Palo Pinto County left one person dead and three others injured.
An elderly woman has been hurt after her vehicle was hit by a train in Wylie Tuesday evening.
Parts of eastbound I-30 in Rowlett will be closed for an indeterminate amount of time, police said Saturday evening, after a major accident.
A vehicle hydroplaned on Dallas North Tollway and crashed into an unoccupied vehicle.
Witnesses said a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle and laying in the roadway.
A woman was arrested after, Tarrant County sheriff's deputies say, she led them on a chase that ended in a crash and rollover.
When someone fired a gun out of a stolen vehicle, it led to an attempted traffic stop then a car crash, killing two.
An accident involving a big rig has westbound I-20 shut down at Highway 175 in Balch Springs.
Records obtained by CBS 11 show more people have died in wrong-way crashes in Dallas County so far this year than all of last year and each year before that going back to 2017.
A weekend car crash has shattered a family but it's bringing together the small town of Crandall. A terrible accident has left a beloved high school student and varsity cheerleader on life support.
One person is dead after two cars were racing on President George Bush Turnpike this past Saturday.
Before deputies arrived, the man, who officers said was wearing all black, security-type clothing pulled the 52-year-old victim out of the burning car.
Lewisville police are investigating after two pedestrians were killed in a crash Tuesday morning.
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