Dallas, TX — July 12, 2024, Gary Feldman was injured in an alleged street racing accident at about 11:10 p.m. on the Dallas North Tollway.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2020 Dodge Charger was racing another vehicle while both were heading south. The Dodge rear-ended a 2017 Toyota Camry near Hanover Street, knocking both vehicles into the concrete wall.
A 2021 Audi Q3 swerved in an attempt to avoid the Dodge and hit a 2024 Nissan Pathfinder, causing other SUV to overturn, the report states.
Nissan driver Gary Feldman, 47, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report.
The Audi driver and a passenger in the Toyota suffered minor injuries, the report states.
The Dodge driver, who was seriously injured, was charged with two counts of causing serious bodily injury while racing on a highway.
The report does not include any additional information about the Dallas County crash.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When a major crash shakes up a stretch of highway late at night, it often leaves more questions than answers in its wake. The obvious chaos might get the spotlight, but beneath that surface are layers of detail that deserve real scrutiny. Especially when the incident involves high-speed behavior and multiple vehicles, it’s worth asking whether investigators, inspectors and data analysts dug deep enough to reveal what truly happened.
Did the authorities thoroughly investigate the crash? With claims of street racing and multiple vehicles involved, the pressure is on investigators to do more than just document the aftermath. Did they laser-map the scene to understand vehicle positioning and speed? Was the Dodge’s path reconstructed from the moment it entered the tollway to when it struck the Camry? These are the kinds of efforts that help differentiate reckless behavior from mechanical failure, or both. It’s not always clear whether local responders had the tools or training to go that far, and in complex crashes like this one, shortcuts in the investigation can lead to major gaps.
Has anyone looked into the possibility that a vehicle defect caused the crash? Even when racing is alleged, it doesn’t rule out the chance that one of the vehicles involved suffered a failure that made things worse. Was the Dodge’s throttle stuck? Did its brakes respond when the driver attempted to stop? With multiple impacts and an overturned SUV, every involved vehicle should have been examined for defects, especially ones that wouldn’t be obvious just by looking under the hood. Without a full mechanical review, there’s no way to rule out the unexpected.
Has all the electronic data relating to the crash been collected? Modern cars often tell on themselves if someone asks the right questions. That includes onboard engine control modules, GPS data and connected apps. Did the Dodge’s systems confirm acceleration patterns consistent with racing? Did the Nissan’s telemetry reveal any signs of evasive action before it was struck? And were phones or vehicle data from the Audi and Toyota reviewed to piece together the chain reaction? These answers matter when you’re trying to understand who did what, and when.
At the end of the day, headline-grabbing details rarely tell the whole story. Real accountability comes from pushing past assumptions and asking the hard questions, especially when multiple people’s lives were changed in a matter of seconds.
Key Takeaways:
- It’s unclear whether crash scene experts fully reconstructed the high-speed chain reaction.
- Mechanical issues may have played a hidden role that hasn’t been ruled out.
- Vehicle and phone data could help clarify actions taken before the crash.
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