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<\/a>Ronald Exum was injured Monday afternoon in a two-vehicle collision involving at police car at the intersection of Frankford Avenue and 19th Street in Lubbock.<\/p>\n\nAuthorities say Ronald Exum was operating a passenger vehicle southbound on Frankford Avenue at about 1:34 p.m. Around that time, an LPD vehicle traveling westbound on 19th Street entered the intersection against a red light while responding to an officer requesting help and collided with Exum’s car.<\/p>\n
\nExum was moderately injured and was transported to University Medical Center for treatment.<\/p>\n
\nThe officer driving sustained minor injuries.<\/p>\n
\nAn investigation is underway.<\/p>\n
CRASH INVESTIGATION<\/p>\n
\nMotorists, including police officers, are always required to be aware of their surroundings when driving and be on the lookout for pedestrians on the road.<\/p>\n
\nIn this accident, investigating officials will attempt to determine several key variables, including whether the police cruiser’s sirens were activated at the time of the collision and if the driver was speeding.<\/p>\n
\nApproximately 2.2 million people were injured in motor vehicle accidents across the country in 2023, according to the NHTSA.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt is imperative to come to a determination of the exact cause of these types of accidents. An attorney has the resources to review applicable insurance coverage, hire expert witnesses, run background checks, and locate witnesses. We carefully guide the family of the victim through the process,\u201d said Candice Bond, a managing partner with Bond Legal.<\/p>\n
\nShe noted that in cases such as this, it’s important to have an independent investigation conducted sooner rather than later to better preserve any evidence.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIn addition to a police report, an attorney will carefully review what may have contributed to the crash,\u201d added Bond, an experienced auto accident attorney. \u201cA lawyer has the resources to hire expert witnesses, conduct drivers\u2019 background checks, locate witnesses to the crash, and review applicable insurance coverage. Serving as an advocate, an attorney can help guide an injury victim through what can be a complicated process.\u201d<\/p>\n
PERSONAL INJURY CLAIM<\/p>\n
\nPending the results of the investigation, Ronald Exum may have the right to pursue a personal injury lawsuit. Stefano Formica, Of Counsel with Bond Legal, noted that the stress and worry following a serious injury could be overwhelming, disrupting all aspects of life, including family, work, finances, and overall quality of life.<\/p>\n
\n\u201cIt is vital for victims to hire an attorney when filing a personal injury claim, which allows them to negotiate with an insurance company on behalf of a client,\u201d Formica added.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\n“Insurance companies can be notoriously unconcerned with the mounting costs that an injured party may accrue. An attorney can help. We protect the victims of these tragedies daily, forcing the insurance companies to pay for their mistakes,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
(This report is based on verified data – learn more on our About Us<\/a> page.)<\/p>\n (Candice Bond, Managing Partner, and Stefano Formica, Of Counsel, at Bond Legal, are the national legal analysts for The Legal Advocate. The Legal Advocate can and does use quotes from prior interviews with our analysts for our news articles. If you would like to contact Bond Legal to help you, please call 866-599-0297<\/a>, visit www.attorneysfortheinjured.com<\/a>, or use the submission box found on this page. Legal analysts quoted may or may not be licensed in your state).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Man, 80, hurt in collision at Frankford Avenue and 19th Street LUBBOCK, TX, (May 18, 2026) – An…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":304819,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[168,170,169],"class_list":["post-304818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=304818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304818\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/304819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=304818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=304818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=304818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}