Glendale Car Accident Lawyer

Hurt in a car crash on Glendale Avenue, Bell Road, 51st Avenue or the Loop 101? Kent Law can take the fight to the insurance company while you heal. We focus on personal injury, and most of our cases are car crashes. We represent people hurt in Glendale from our Phoenix office, and we come to you when you can't come to us. Call (480) 359-KENT today. No fee unless we win.

Car crashes in Glendale by the numbers

In 2024, Glendale had 5,218 crashes. 27 were fatal crashes and 1,456 were injury crashes. 29 people were killed and 2,064 were injured, and 224 crashes were alcohol-related (ADOT, 2024 Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts, Table 2-5). See how Glendale compares with other Valley cities in our Phoenix-area crash statistics.

Many serious crashes happen at intersections. Using 2015 to 2019 crash data, the Maricopa Association of Governments ranked 51st Avenue and Camelback Road in Glendale 5th in the region for crash risk (KJZZ, March 2021). On its newer list, built from 2018 to 2022 data, the same intersection ranked 2nd, and nine of the ten highest-risk intersections were on the west side of Phoenix and in Glendale (KJZZ, November 2023).

Grand Avenue (US 60) runs diagonally across the street grid. Glendale Avenue, Northern Avenue, Bell Road, 59th Avenue, 67th Avenue and 83rd Avenue carry commuters and local traffic all day. The Loop 101 and Loop 303 carry heavy traffic, and I-17 runs to the east. Freeway crashes are usually handled by Arizona DPS.

What to do after a car accident in Glendale

1. Call 911. Report the crash and any injuries. If you can move safely, get out of traffic.
2. Get medical care the same day. Some injuries, like whiplash and concussions, show up hours later. A same-day visit also links your injuries to the crash.
3. Take photos. Get both cars, the plates, the damage, the signals, the lane markings and your injuries.
4. Get the other driver's information. Name, phone number, license, plate, insurance company and policy number. A photo of their insurance card works.
5. Talk to witnesses. Get names and phone numbers. After events near Westgate, crowds leave fast.
6. Look for cameras. Businesses along the arterials may have video. So may doorbell cameras on neighborhood streets. Write down where you see them and tell us. Footage doesn't last forever.
7. Get the report number. Glendale Police usually investigate crashes on city streets. Arizona DPS usually handles Loop 101, Loop 303 and I-17.
8. Call us before any recorded statement. Call Kent Law at (480) 359-KENT before you talk to any insurance adjuster on the record.

Common car crashes in Glendale

Left-turn and angle crashes

Wide arterials mean long left turns across several lanes. Statewide in 2024, Arizona had 16,866 left-turn crashes. 127 were fatal and 6,438 caused injuries. There were also 18,182 angle crashes, often called T-bone crashes, and 96 were fatal (ADOT, 2024 Arizona Motor Vehicle Crash Facts, Table 3-1). Signal timing, video and damage patterns help show who had the right of way.

Rear-end crashes

Stop-and-go traffic on Bell Road, backups at Loop 101 ramps and sudden stops near Westgate on event days all set up rear-end crashes. Rear-end was the most common type of multi-vehicle crash in Arizona in 2024: 38,654 crashes, or 37.51%, including 12,221 injury crashes (ADOT, Table 3-1). See rear-end collisions.

Event traffic and rideshare crashes

When an event lets out at State Farm Stadium or the Westgate Entertainment District, rideshare cars pour in. Drivers stop suddenly for pickups and pull back into traffic. If you were hurt in an Uber or Lyft, see Uber and Lyft accident claims.

Drunk driving crashes

Glendale had 224 alcohol-related crashes in 2024 (ADOT, Table 2-5). If a drunk driver hit you, see drunk driving accident claims.

Hit-and-run and uninsured drivers

About 10.6% of Arizona drivers were uninsured in 2023, according to the Insurance Research Council (via the Insurance Information Institute). If the driver who hit you had no insurance or drove away, your own uninsured or underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) coverage may pay for your injuries. See hit-and-run accidents and uninsured and underinsured motorist claims.

Arizona rules that affect your claim

Arizona generally requires most auto policies to carry at least $25,000 per person and $50,000 per crash for injuries (A.R.S. § 28-4009), and a hospital stay can go far past that. We look for every policy that may cover you.

If you were partly at fault, you may still have a claim. Under Arizona's pure comparative fault law, your damages are generally reduced by your share of fault, not wiped out (A.R.S. § 12-2505). Read more about Arizona comparative fault.

Deadlines matter. In Arizona, most injury lawsuits must generally be filed within 2 years (A.R.S. § 12-542). Claims against the government move faster. If a public entity or public employee caused your crash, such as a city vehicle, you generally must file a notice of claim within 180 days (A.R.S. § 12-821.01). The lawsuit itself generally must be filed within 1 year (A.R.S. § 12-821). Call us early so we can protect your claim.

If you're in the hospital

The Arizona Department of Health Services trauma center list (December 2025 edition) lists Banner Thunderbird Medical Center, at 5555 W. Thunderbird Road in Glendale, as a Level I trauma center and Dignity Health St. Joseph's Westgate Medical Center, at 7300 N. 99th Avenue, as a Level IV trauma center. You don't have to leave your bed to talk to us. We can come to you at the hospital or at home, or talk by phone or video.

How we handle Glendale car accident cases

We move from day one. We get the crash report, look for video before it's erased, talk to witnesses, and hire crash reconstructionists and other outside professionals when a case needs them. We deal with the insurance company, so you don't have to take their calls.

Here's our track record. Kent Law recovers millions of dollars for injured clients every year, and we have handled thousands of injury cases. We handle negotiated settlements, mediation, arbitration and trial. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Getting your Glendale crash report

Glendale Police usually investigate crashes on Glendale city streets. They take crash report requests through an online records request form on the city's website, and copies are also sold online through BuyCrash. For a DPS crash report, use the DPS Public Services Portal (psp.azdps.gov). Once you hire us, we request the report for you. Glendale injury lawsuits are usually filed in Maricopa County Superior Court.

Meeting with us

Our office is at 4001 E. Mountain Sky Ave., Ste. 105, Phoenix, AZ 85044. We usually meet at our office, but if you can't get here, we can come to you at the hospital or at home, or meet by phone or video.

For other injury cases, see our Glendale personal injury page. We also serve Peoria, Avondale, west Phoenix and Maryvale and all of Phoenix. See all the areas we serve.

Hurt in a Glendale car crash? Call Kent Law at (480) 359-KENT. No fee unless we win.

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This page is general information, not legal advice. Every case is different.