Two Hurt as DART Paratransit Van Rolls Over in North Dallas Crash

Texas Transportation Code Section 545.401 makes it an offense to drive a vehicle in willful or wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property, a standard investigators may weigh when a rollover crash’s cause is unclear. Because officials say it is still not known which vehicle struck the other, any citation would depend on findings from the ongoing Dallas Fire-Rescue and DART investigation. The statute applies broadly to any driver on a Texas roadway, including operators of contracted paratransit vehicles.

Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code Chapter 33 governs proportionate responsibility, allowing fault in a two-vehicle collision like this one to be divided between the drivers involved based on the evidence. Under this comparative-fault framework, an injured passenger or driver can still recover damages even if they are found partially at fault, as long as their share of responsibility does not exceed 50 percent. This law often becomes central in crashes, like this one, where investigators have not yet determined which vehicle was at fault.