Dallas County, TX — April 28, 2024, Lonnie Wynn was injured in a car accident shortly before 11:45 a.m. along Illinoise Avenue.

According to authorities, 72-year-old Lonnie Wynn was traveling as a passenger in a northbound Cadillac Escalade on Kiest Boulevard at the Illinois Avenue intersection when the accident took place.

The intersection is controlled by a traffic signal. Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, a collision occurred between the front-end of the Escalade and the left side of a westbound Ford F-150 pickup truck.

Wynn reportedly sustained serious injuries over the course of the accident. Reports state that it is still unclear which vehicle had the right-of-way at the time of the wreck. Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

When a serious crash happens in a signal-controlled intersection, it’s not enough to say two vehicles collided. There’s always a deeper question about what each driver saw, what they assumed, and whether anyone actually confirmed the signal patterns. Especially when someone gets seriously hurt, uncertainty around who had the light doesn’t cut it.

1. Did the authorities thoroughly investigate the crash?

In crashes like this, clarity depends on evidence. Did investigators check signal timing and pull the intersection’s light sequence records? Were there any nearby traffic cameras or business surveillance systems that could confirm when each vehicle entered the intersection? Too often, officers must rely on conflicting statements from drivers—especially when both say they had a green light. But the tools exist to find out who truly had the right-of-way. The question is whether anyone used them.

2. Has anyone looked into the possibility that a vehicle defect caused the crash?

A crash involving a failure to yield at a green light—or the misjudgment of a red—could be tied to more than driver error. Did the Ford or the Cadillac have faulty sensors that failed to alert the driver to cross-traffic? Could there have been an issue with the braking system in either vehicle, particularly if someone tried to stop but couldn’t? With modern systems like automatic emergency braking, a collision at an urban intersection warrants checking whether safety features worked—or didn’t.

3. Has all the electronic data relating to the crash been collected?

Both vehicles likely contain electronic control modules capable of confirming speed, braking, throttle input, and turn signal use. If those data were retrieved, they could settle disputes about whether either vehicle was accelerating through the intersection or had time to stop. If nearby businesses or the city operate surveillance cameras, that footage could also offer a frame-by-frame view of the crash—not just who hit whom, but how it unfolded in real time.

It’s not unusual for drivers to disagree after a wreck. What’s unusual is when no one demands more than just their word for what happened. Serious injuries should always prompt serious questions—and a real effort to answer them.

Takeaways:

• Signal-controlled crashes demand review of light cycles and surrounding video evidence.
• Potential failures in braking or sensor systems should be ruled out in collisions involving right-of-way confusion.
• Vehicle data can confirm speed, braking, and timing—crucial when eyewitness accounts conflict.