Updated at 6 p.m.: This story was revised to include more details and comment from Elliott's attorney.

A Frisco man is seeking more than $1 million from Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott after the two were in a car wreck last year that totaled the man's BMW and left him with "serious, life-altering injuries."

Ronnie Hill of Frisco filed a civil suit against Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott over a January 2017 car crash that left Hill with "serious life-altering injuries," according to the suit filed in Collin County. (Courtesy / Courtesy)

Ronnie Barnard Hill filed the lawsuit Thursday in Collin County district court after he was unable to reach a private resolution in connection with the Jan. 11, 2017, crash.

The filing states that the suit was the "only way for the victim of an automobile crash to enable a jury to require fair and reasonable compensation" for Hill's injuries and damages.

An attorney for Elliott said Thursday he expects the player's insurance company to handle the matter.

Personal injury lawyer Quentin Brogdon, who is representing Hill, said the wreck was no fender-bender or minor rear-end collision as described in several media reports at the time.

The accident report filed by Frisco police states Elliott was westbound on Gaylord Parkway when he "accidentally ran a red light" and struck Hill's BMW on the front driver's side panel. Elliott was not cited in the crash.

The report states multiple air bags deployed in Elliott's GMC Yukon truck. No air bags activated in Hill's car.

The suit states that the force of the collision caused Hill's BMW 750 to rotate more than 90 degrees. A tow truck had to pull apart the two vehicles, which were wedged together, according to the suit.

Brogdon said Hill's car sustained more than $33,000 in damage. Hill sought medical treatment later that day and has been having persistent problems since, Brogdon said. The attorney declined, however, to detail his client's injuries.

Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott is seen during the morning walk-through at the training camp in Oxnard, Calif., on Wednesday, Aug. 1.

The police report states that Elliott had car insurance, which is required in Texas. But in Texas a driver can't sue another driver's insurance carrier.

Elliott's attorney Frank Salzano said by email that the dispute is an insurance matter and that Hill had to sue Elliott "in order to trigger the insurance coverage."

"That is exactly what occurred here," Salzano said. "We expect Mr. Elliott's insurance provider to step in accordingly and handle the matter appropriately."

Hill is a big fan of the Dallas Cowboys and of Elliott, his attorney said.

This is the scene of the January collision after Dallas Cowboy Ezekiel Elliott ran a red light at Gaylord Parkway and Dallas Parkway in Frisco. Driver Ronnie Hill filed a civil suit against Elliott over the car crash that left Hill with "serious life-altering injuries," according to the suit filed in Collin County on Aug. 2, 2018. (Courtesy / Courtesy)

"He files this lawsuit today only very reluctantly," Brogdon said. "My client, Ronnie Hill, has no fight with Zeke Elliott individually ... or with the Dallas Cowboys."

The suit filed Thursday said Elliott "has not contested fault in causing the crash, and he has nothing, personally to prevent the fair resolution of Ronnie Barnard Hill's claims.

"Nevertheless, although more than a year and a half has passed since the crash, there still is no fair and reasonable resolution of Mr. Hill's claims."

On the day of the crash, Elliott spoke briefly from the Cowboys locker room about what happened. "I'm fine. I'm healthy. I'm good," he told reporters later that day. "Like nothing happened. My car's messed up. That's about it."

He also posted a Tweet about what happened: "I'm good. I've been in bigger collisions. Lol."

I'm good. I've been in bigger collisions. Lol — Ezekiel Elliott (@EzekielElliott) January 11, 2017

Elliott is at training camp in California with the team.

Dallas attorney Micah Dortch, who isn't involved in the case, said the suit is typical of the hundreds of other cases filed every day involving car wrecks. Whether this one involving a Dallas Cowboy goes to a jury remains to be seen.

Under Texas law, Dortch said, "you cannot sue a defendant's insurance company and a jury can't be told insurance is available."

Dortch also said that because of health privacy laws, it's typical at this stage in the suit for those seeking damages to be vague about their injuries.