SAN ANGELO, TX — A Tom Green County man filed a lawsuit seeking more than $1 million in damages, alleging he suffered serious and permanent injuries in a February 2024 traffic crash caused by negligence from a city driver and another motorist.
William Ford sued the City of San Angelo and Dustin Dove on June 6, 2025, in Tom Green County District Court, according to the plaintiff’s original petition. The case is assigned to the 340th Judicial District.
The petition states that on or about Feb. 15, 2024, Ford was a passenger in a southbound 2019 Ford F-350 driven by Dove on North Main Street. At the same time, a police officer was driving a 2018 Ford Explorer owned by the City of San Angelo. As the vehicles approached the intersection with Pulliam Street, Dove attempted a left turn onto Pulliam, while the officer allegedly disregarded a red light and entered the intersection, causing the crash.
According to our reporting from that day, a traffic officer said a police cruiser was traveling northbound on Main Street when the southbound Ford F-350 attempted to turn left onto Pulliam and turned in front of the cruiser. The driver of the F-350 was cited for failing to yield the right of way while making the left turn. The officer was en route to a call but did not have lights or sirens activated.
Ford alleges the police officer was negligent by failing to keep a proper lookout, failing to timely turn to avoid the collision and failing to properly apply the brakes. The City of San Angelo is responsible for its employees' actions under the doctrine of respondeat superior, the filing states.
The petition also claims Dove was negligent by failing to keep a lookout, failing to timely turn the F-350 to avoid the collision and failing to make timely or proper brake application.
Ford seeks damages for past and future physical pain, mental anguish, reasonable medical expenses and physical impairment, plus pre- and post-judgment interest.
The City filed its original answer on July 1, 2025, generally denying the allegations and demanding strict proof. The City asked the court to dismiss the claims and award it costs.
The case remains active. In November 2025, the plaintiff filed a motion for nonsuit without prejudice, and the court entered an order for partial nonsuit. The case has received multiple notices of intent to dismiss and was placed on the dismissal docket several times, but has been removed each time after motions and orders.
A dismissal docket hearing is currently scheduled for July 15, 2026, at 2 p.m. before Judge Jay Weatherby.
Subscribe to the LIVE! Daily
Required
Post a comment to this article here: