If you’ve ever driven on the I-10 between Katy and downtown Houston, you know how careless other drivers can be. If you’ve suffered an accident because another driver recklessly ignored the speed limit, you need a Katy Freeway injury lawyer in your corner. Attorney Ryan Nguyen knows just how common speeding is on the I-10. In 2025, there were 174 speeding-related crashes on the I-10/Katy Freeway corridor, according to data from the TxDOT Crash Records Information System. Speeding is one of the top causes of serious car accidents on this stretch of highway. It is also one of the biggest factors in how much your injury claim is worth.
Katy Freeway Injury Lawyer Explains Speeding, Negligence, and Who Pays
In Texas, car accident compensation comes down to one question: who was at fault, and by how much?
Speeding is strong evidence of negligence. Here’s why. Every driver on Texas roads has a legal duty to follow traffic laws and avoid putting others at risk. A driver who exceeds the speed limit breaks that duty. When their reckless decision causes a crash, the speeding driver may be liable for your injuries.
Texas uses a legal standard called modified comparative fault. Under this rule, each party in a crash is assigned a percentage of fault. Your compensation is reduced by your share. If you are found more than 50% at fault, you cannot recover anything. That makes the question of who was speeding extremely important to your case.
When the Other Driver Was Speeding, and You Were Not
This is the strongest position for your claim. When the other driver was speeding and you were driving lawfully, fault often lies more clearly with the other party. Police reports, witness accounts, traffic camera footage, and accident reconstruction can all support that. Your claim is typically strongest in this scenario, especially when the evidence shows the other driver’s speed caused or contributed to the crash.
Even if you were not speeding, what you say to the insurance company can still affect your case. A casual comment about changing lanes, braking late, or “not seeing them” may be used to argue you shared fault.
When Both Drivers Were Speeding
If you were speeding, an insurer will have a stronger case to push more fault onto you. However, you can still recover compensation if your attorney demonstrates that the other driver was more at fault. If you are assigned 30% of the fault and the other driver takes 70%, you recover 70% of your total damages.
The challenge is that the other driver’s insurance company will fight hard to shift more of the fault onto you. Even a small shift in that percentage can significantly reduce your payout. An experienced attorney works to keep your fault percentage as low as possible and help keep your award as high as possible under the facts of the case.
How Attorney Ryan Nguyen Fights To Maximize Your Award
Wondering who to call? Choose an attorney who takes initiative. Ryan Nguyen does not wait for the other side to make their case first. He builds yours from day one. In speeding cases, that means pursuing every available source of evidence.
- Police reports: The crash report often establishes speeding as a contributing factor. Ryan reviews it closely and uses it to anchor your claim.
- Witness statements: Other drivers, passengers, and bystanders can speak to how fast the at-fault vehicle was moving. Ryan’s team secures these accounts quickly.
- Traffic and surveillance footage: Ryan knows how to identify and subpoena any available dashcam, business surveillance, or roadway footage that may show a vehicle’s behavior in the moments before impact, helping experts evaluate speed.
- Accident reconstruction: In serious cases, Ryan brings in experts who analyze skid marks, vehicle damage, and road conditions to establish the other driver’s speed.
When Ryan is building your case, he draws on his 13+ years of experience. He also works on a contingency fee, which means you pay nothing unless he wins. When he takes your case under his wing, you’ll understand why clients know him as The Falcon.
Speak to a Katy Freeway Injury Lawyer for FREE
Speeding can turn an ordinary drive into a serious injury case. If someone else’s negligence on the Katy Freeway led to a crash that left you injured, reaching out to an injury attorney right away can help you build a strong case that puts responsibility on the careless driver. Even if you were speeding, you may still have a case if the evidence shows you were not more than 50% at fault. Either way, you deserve an attorney who fights as hard for you as that driver was pushing that gas pedal. That’s why you should call Ryan “The Falcon” Nguyen.
His firm serves Spanish- and Vietnamese-speaking clients and proudly represents them across Katy and the greater Houston area. Hablamos español. Chúng tôi nói tiếng Việt. We don’t discriminate!
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