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Your recovery comes first
When you're hurt in a car crash, your only job should be to get better, and as your lawyers, our job is everything else. We make the claim, handle the paperwork, gather the medical bills, and negotiate aggressively so that you can put your energy into healing.
See a doctor today
Go even if you feel fine, because some injuries show up days later. Tell the doctor everything that hurts.
Stick with your treatment
Keep every appointment and finish your therapy. If a ride, time off, or insurance is in the way, call us and we will help.
Hand the claim to us
When the insurance company calls, give them our number. We gather the records, track the deadlines, and build your case.
Talk to your attorney directly
Call with any question and you reach your attorney, in English or Spanish. You get real answers from the person handling your case.
Call now (512) 500-2810It costs your family nothing
No fee unless we win. We front every case expense, so you pay nothing out of pocket.
We are still here after
Healing does not end when the case settles, and neither does our care for you. You are still part of our family, so call us about a medical bill, a lien, or any question down the road, at no charge. We will help you sort it out.
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You focus on healing.We will take it from here.
One call, and your family has a team in its corner. Free consultation, English or Spanish.
We know Austin
Many of our car accident cases start and end in Travis County. It is our home base and one of the counties we know best.
We know the neighborhoods
From East Austin, Mueller and Del Valle to Round Rock, Pflugerville, Kyle, Buda and Bastrop, we know how these streets and highways run. Tell us the intersection and we can picture the turn lanes, the lights and which nearby businesses might have a camera on it.
We know the courthouses
We work in the Travis County Civil Courthouse downtown, the Williamson County Justice Center in Georgetown, the Hays County Government Center in San Marcos and the Bastrop County Courthouse. We know how cases move through each one and how the local judges run their courtrooms, so we can tell you plainly what to expect.
We know what local juries care about
Whether your case is heard in Austin, Georgetown, San Marcos or Bastrop, the jury is your neighbors. People here care about safe roads, honest dealing and families getting back on their feet, so we build your case around your recovery.
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What to do in the first 48 hours
Six steps for the first two days. The first two protect your health and your safety. The rest protect your claim. Most of them are free.
Call 911 and let an officer document the scene
Who shows up depends on where you were hit. Inside city limits it is the municipal department, which in Austin is the Austin Police Department. On the interstate, the state highways, and the toll roads outside a city, it is a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper. On county roads it is the Travis, Williamson, Hays, or Bastrop County sheriff. Ask for a report every time, even when the other driver wants to settle it between the two of you in the road.
Get seen by a doctor the same day
Neck, back, and head injuries usually announce themselves a day or two later, once the adrenaline drops. A gap between the crash and your first medical visit is the first thing an adjuster reaches for to argue you were never hurt. Go to the emergency room, an urgent care, or your own doctor that day, and describe every complaint, including the ones that feel minor.
Photograph everything before the cars get moved
Shoot both vehicles from all four corners, the resting position in the lane, the glass and debris on the pavement, the skid marks, the signs and signals, and your own injuries. On an I-35 frontage-road crash or a MoPac interchange, where the debris landed often settles which car crossed the line.
Get witness names and numbers on the spot
A witness who does not make it into the report is a witness you lost. The officer cannot always interview everyone, especially in a multi-car wreck at rush hour. Ask anyone who stopped for a name and a number, and note whether a nearby business has a camera pointed at the street.
Request your CR-3 crash report
The Texas crash report is called a CR-3 and the responding officer fills it out. TxDOT normally publishes it about ten days after the crash through the state crash records system. That document is the first thing the adjuster reads, so it is worth reviewing early. Errors in the diagram, the direction of travel, or a driver name are far easier to correct in the first few weeks.
Do not give the other insurer a recorded statement
The other driver’s adjuster will call quickly and will sound helpful. The job is to close your claim for as little as possible. You are not required to give a recorded statement or to sign an open-ended medical records authorization. You can say your attorney will be in touch and end the call.
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What driving in Austin really looks like
If you drive I-35 or MoPac to work, you already know Austin traffic is rough. The city's own crash records show just how rough. Behind every number here is a person, and usually a family, working through what came next.
These figures come from the City of Austin's crash data for 2025, which is built from the reports Austin Police and other agencies file after each crash. It covers crashes inside the Austin city limits. We pulled it on 2026-08-10, and anyone can check it against the same dataset.
11,973
Crashes reported in Austin in 2025
About 32.8 a day inside the city limits, every day of the year.
7,981
People hurt
307 of those injuries were classified as suspected serious.
99
People killed
Across 97 fatal crashes. 45 were people in vehicles, 30 were on foot, 16 were on motorcycles.
1,527
Crashes in a work zone
12.8% of the year's crashes happened where the road was under construction.
2,421
Crashes between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m.
20.2% of the crashes, and 46.5% of the deaths. Six hours of the day carry almost half the fatalities.
3,478
Rear-end and stopped-traffic crashes
29% of all Austin crashes. It is the single most common way people get hurt here.
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The roads where Austin crashes happen
Chances are you drive at least one of these every week. The count is for crashes inside Austin city limits in 2025. The I-35 number covers the main lanes and the frontage roads in both directions, and the frontage-road line under it is part of that same total.
| Road | Crashes | Serious injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-35 (main lanes and frontage roads) | 1,869 | 33 | 9 |
| I-35 frontage roads alone | 555 | 17 | 4 |
| MoPac (Loop 1) | 766 | 12 | 4 |
| Research Blvd (US-183) | 457 | 8 | 3 |
| Lamar Blvd | 362 | 20 | 6 |
| Ben White Blvd (TX-71) | 316 | 17 | 5 |
| Parmer Ln | 268 | 7 | 3 |
| US-290 | 222 | 4 | 2 |
| William Cannon Dr | 171 | 10 | 4 |
| Burnet Rd | 140 | 2 | 0 |
| RM 620 | 137 | 3 | 1 |
How the last five years compare
| Year | Crashes | People injured | Serious injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 13,195 | 8,769 | 520 | 114 |
| 2022 | 13,652 | 9,139 | 542 | 117 |
| 2023 | 13,022 | 8,665 | 471 | 90 |
| 2024 | 12,051 | 8,427 | 419 | 97 |
| 2025 | 11,973 | 7,981 | 307 | 99 |
Across all of Texas, TxDOT counted 3,769 traffic deaths in 2025, down 9.38% from 4,159 the year before, across 314,006 million vehicle miles traveled. That works out to 1.2 deaths per hundred million miles driven and an estimated $54.2 billion in economic loss.
One thing to know: the Austin numbers stop at the city line. If you were hit in Round Rock, Georgetown, Kyle, San Marcos, Hutto or another nearby town, your crash is not in them. TxDOT only shares county-level counts through its online query tool. Wherever this page gives a number, we tell you whether it is for Austin or for all of Texas.
Sources
- City of Austin — Austin Crash Report Data, Crash Level Records (data.austintexas.gov), built from TxDOT CRIS reports filed by Austin Police and other agencies.
- City of Austin — Vision Zero program and its Vision Zero Viewer.
- TxDOT — Comparison of Motor Vehicle Traffic Deaths, Vehicle Miles, Death Rates and Economic Loss, 2003-2025.
- TxDOT — crash reports and records (CR-3).
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The roads we all drive, and what they tell us about your crash
We drive these roads too. Each one has its own trouble spots, and knowing how the stretch where you were hit really works helps us show who was at fault. The place usually explains what the other driver did.
I-35, from downtown Austin to Georgetown and San Marcos
I-35 is the spine of the Austin area and its worst stretch. Through downtown, the upper and lower decks, the short entrance ramps, and the constant weaving between main lanes and frontage roads produce rear-end and sideswipe crashes at every hour. North through Round Rock and Georgetown it carries some of the heaviest congestion in central Texas. South it runs through Buda, Kyle, and San Marcos, where outlet-mall traffic and the Texas State University exits add their own pattern. The I-35 rebuild keeps lanes shifted, concrete barriers up, and the configuration changing from one month to the next.
MoPac (Loop 1)
MoPac runs parallel to I-35 on the west side. The express lane is separated by flexible posts, and drivers cutting in or out of it away from the legal entry points cause frequent sideswipes. The classic bottlenecks are the downtown merge and the north stretch near Parmer Lane. The MoPac interchange with US-183 brings two high-speed highways together on tight ramps and shows up repeatedly in our own case files.
US-183 and 183A, from Leander and Cedar Park to the airport
US-183 changes character several times in a few miles. Northwest it runs as Bell Boulevard through downtown Cedar Park with signals and commercial driveways. Further north, 183A Toll carries fast traffic down from Leander. Through north Austin it is Research Boulevard, elevated lanes over frontage roads, and a lot of crashes happen right where traffic drops off the upper deck onto the frontage. South of the river, 183 South becomes a tollway to the airport.
Ben White Boulevard (TX-71) and the South Lamar crossing
Ben White is the east-west route across south Austin and the natural road to the airport. The intersection with South Lamar Boulevard concentrates left turns across fast traffic and is a known side-impact location. East of there, Ben White meets I-35 in an interchange with short ramps and a lot of merging in very little space.
The Oak Hill Y
Where US-290 and TX-71 come together in southwest Austin sits the Oak Hill Y, one of the oldest funnels in the city. Everything coming in from Dripping Springs and the Hill Country on 290 meets everything coming in from Bee Cave and Lakeway on 71, and the two streams squeeze into a handful of lanes. The corridor rebuild has moved traffic in phases, with detours and temporary lanes. In a work-zone crash it matters how the stretch was signed and striped that day, because last week’s configuration no longer exists.
RM 620, Lakeway and Bee Cave
RM 620 is effectively the only road serving Lakeway, Bee Cave, and the south-shore communities of Lake Travis, and it is one of the most congested corridors in the region. Crashes cluster at the TX-71 intersection in Bee Cave, at Lakeway Boulevard, and at Lohmans Crossing. Weekend lake traffic and the absence of an alternate route mean one crash stops the whole corridor.
SH-130 and SH-45, the eastern toll roads
SH-130 loops the Austin area to the east through Pflugerville, Manor, Hutto, and Taylor. Some segments are posted at 85 miles per hour, the highest limit in the country. At that speed, a crash that would be a fender-bender on a city street becomes a serious-injury case. The SH-130 and SH-45 interchange and the connections to US-79 and US-290 East are where we see the most multi-vehicle wrecks.
US-79 through Round Rock, Hutto and Taylor
US-79, called Palm Valley Boulevard through parts of it, connects Round Rock to Hutto and Taylor. Construction of the Samsung semiconductor plant in the Taylor area has filled that corridor with construction traffic, worker trucks, and heavy equipment. The intersections at CR 108 (Exchange Boulevard), FM 1660, and SH-95 carry the crashes.
US-290 East toward Manor and TX-71 toward Bastrop
The two eastern exits from the Austin area share a problem: long stretches of two-lane-each-way road, private driveways and new subdivisions feeding straight onto it, and highway speeds. US-290 East runs through Manor and meets SH-130 there. TX-71 drops toward Bastrop along the Colorado River and is the daily commute for thousands of people who work in Austin and live in Bastrop County. Head-on crashes and turning crashes at driveways dominate both corridors.
Hill Country roads and the area FMs
FM 2222 (Bull Creek Road) climbs into the northwest hills with blind curves and short sight lines. RR 12 and FM 1826 serve Dripping Springs, with weekend traffic headed to distilleries, wineries, and event venues. FM 1626 and FM 967 connect Buda to Kyle and Dripping Springs. SH-29 crosses Georgetown east to west, and Williams Drive (FM 2338) feeds the northwest side of Williamson County. These roads were built for rural volumes and now carry suburban traffic.
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Where your case is heard, county by county
Your case is usually heard in the county where the crash happened, even if your family lives somewhere else. Each of these counties has its own courthouse, its own jurors and its own pace, and your case deserves a law firm that knows all of them. We handle cases in all eight counties below, the ones Central Texas families bring to us most. Whichever one is yours, we will walk you through it step by step, so you always know what comes next.
Central Texas counties we serve
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Travis County
Travis County Civil Courthouse · 1700 Guadalupe St, Austin, TX 78701
Travis County has several district courts handling civil matters, all in downtown Austin.
Cities: Austin, Pflugerville, Manor, Lakeway, Bee Cave
It carries the heaviest civil docket in the Austin area and the longest waits to reach trial.
Read more about Travis CountyWilliamson County
Williamson County Justice Center · 405 Martin Luther King Jr St, Georgetown, TX 78626
The 26th, 277th, 368th, and 425th District Courts handle the county’s civil matters.
Cities: Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Hutto, Taylor
Williamson is one of the fastest-growing counties in Texas and draws a different jury pool than Travis. A crash on I-35 at Round Rock is tried in Georgetown, not Austin.
Read more about Williamson CountyHays County
Hays County Government Center · 712 S Stagecoach Trail, San Marcos, TX 78666
The 22nd, 207th, and 428th District Courts handle the county’s civil matters.
Cities: San Marcos, Kyle, Buda, Dripping Springs
Buda sits fifteen miles from downtown Austin and the case still files in San Marcos. It is the most common point of confusion for clients on the south corridor.
Read more about Hays CountyBastrop County
Bastrop County Courthouse · 804 Pecan St, Bastrop, TX 78602
The 21st and 335th District Courts handle civil matters at the Bastrop courthouse.
Cities: Bastrop and the TX-71 corridor east of Austin
The TX-71 corridor crosses the Travis-Bastrop line, so two crashes a few miles apart can end up in different courthouses.
Read more about Bastrop CountyCaldwell County
Caldwell County Justice Center · 1703 S Colorado St, Lockhart, TX 78644
The 22nd, 207th, and 421st District Courts handle the county’s civil matters at the Justice Center.
Cities: Lockhart, Luling, Martindale, and the US-183 and SH-130 corridors south of Austin
Plenty of Austin commuters drive US-183 and SH-130 through Caldwell County. A crash outside Lockhart is filed in Lockhart, not Austin.
Read more about Caldwell CountyBurnet County
Burnet County Courthouse Annex North · 1701 E Polk St, Burnet, TX 78611
The 33rd and 424th District Courts sit in Burnet and share their docket with Llano, Blanco, and San Saba counties.
Cities: Burnet, Marble Falls, Granite Shoals, Bertram
US-281 and TX-29 carry traffic between the Austin area and the Highland Lakes. A crash in Marble Falls is filed in Burnet.
Read more about Burnet CountyComal County
Comal County District Courts · 150 N Seguin Ave, New Braunfels, TX 78130
The 22nd, 207th, 274th, 433rd, and 466th District Courts handle the county’s civil matters.
Cities: New Braunfels, Canyon Lake, Bulverde, Garden Ridge
I-35 between San Marcos and New Braunfels and SH-46 through town carry heavy traffic. A crash on the Comal County side of New Braunfels is filed in New Braunfels, not San Marcos or Austin.
Read more about Comal CountyBlanco County
Blanco County Courthouse Annex · 101 E Cypress St, Johnson City, TX 78636
The 33rd and 424th District Courts, shared with Burnet, Llano, and San Saba counties, hear Blanco County cases in the district courtroom in Johnson City.
Cities: Johnson City, Blanco, Round Mountain
US-290 and US-281 cross in Johnson City and carry Hill Country traffic between Austin, Fredericksburg, and San Antonio. A crash in Blanco County is heard in Johnson City, not Burnet or Austin.
Read more about Blanco CountyTravis County Car Accident Lawyer
If your crash happened anywhere in Travis County, your case will almost always be filed at the Travis County Civil Courthouse downtown, and that is where we do much of our work.
The courthouse sits at 1700 Guadalupe Street, and several district courts there hear civil cases. We know how cases move through that building and how its judges run their courtrooms, so we can give you an honest sense of timing from the start.
Most of the Travis County crashes we see happen on I-35, MoPac, US-183, Ben White Boulevard and US-290, and at the busy intersections between them. The county reaches well past the Austin city limits, out to Pflugerville, Manor, Del Valle, Lakeway and Bee Cave.
Serious injuries usually go to Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, the area’s Level I trauma center, or to one of the St. David’s or Ascension Seton hospitals.
As your car accident attorney in Travis County, we meet you wherever is easiest for you: by phone, by video or at your home. You focus on healing and on your family. Call us at (512) 500‑2810.
Williamson County Car Accident Lawyer
A crash in Williamson County is filed in Georgetown, even when it happened just a few minutes north of the Austin city line.
Cases go to the Williamson County Justice Center at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Street, where the 26th, 277th, 368th and 425th District Courts hear civil matters. Jurors come from some of the fastest-growing suburbs in Texas, and we know how those courtrooms and their judges tend to run.
We hear most often about crashes on I-35 through Round Rock and Georgetown, on US-183 and SH-45 near Cedar Park and Leander, on SH-130, and on US-79 out through Hutto and Taylor.
After a serious crash, people are often taken to St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Round Rock, Ascension Seton Williamson or Cedar Park Regional Medical Center.
You can work with us as your car accident attorney in Williamson County without driving to Austin. We handle the case by phone, text and video, and we come to you when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810 and let us take it from here.
Hays County Car Accident Lawyer
Hays County cases are filed in San Marcos, and that includes crashes in Buda and Kyle that feel like part of Austin.
The Hays County Government Center at 712 S. Stagecoach Trail houses the 22nd, 207th and 428th District Courts. We know the building, the clerk’s process and how the local judges run their dockets.
The stretch of I-35 between Buda and San Marcos is the corridor we hear about most, along with FM 1626, RM 12 through Wimberley and US-290 through Dripping Springs.
Care close to home includes Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle and Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos, and the most serious injuries are sent on to Austin.
We work as your car accident attorney in Hays County by phone and video, and we can meet you close to home. Rest, heal and spend time with your family, then call us at (512) 500‑2810 when you are ready.
Bastrop County Car Accident Lawyer
If you were hurt in a crash east of Austin, your case may belong in Bastrop, even if you live in Travis County.
Bastrop County cases are heard at the Bastrop County Courthouse at 804 Pecan Street, where the 21st and 335th District Courts handle civil matters. We know that courthouse and how its courtrooms run.
TX-71 carries most of the traffic we worry about, especially where it crosses from Travis County into Bastrop and runs past Cedar Creek. SH-21, SH-95 and the roads into Elgin and Smithville see serious crashes as well.
Ascension Seton Bastrop treats many injured drivers, and the most serious cases are moved to Dell Seton in Austin.
As your car accident attorney in Bastrop County, we handle your case by phone and video and come to you when it matters. Your family and your recovery come first. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Caldwell County Car Accident Lawyer
A crash on US-183 or SH-130 south of Austin often lands in Caldwell County, and those cases are filed in Lockhart.
The Caldwell County Justice Center at 1703 S. Colorado Street is home to the 22nd, 207th and 421st District Courts. We know how cases move through that building and how the local judges manage their courtrooms.
Commuters, freight trucks and weekend travelers share US-183, SH-130, SH-142 and the stretch of I-10 near Luling, and the crashes there are often at highway speed.
Caldwell County has no major trauma hospital, so people with serious injuries are usually taken to Austin or San Marcos.
We serve as your car accident attorney in Caldwell County and bring the case to you. Calls, texts and video visits keep things moving while you recover at home in Lockhart, Luling or Martindale. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Burnet County Car Accident Lawyer
Burnet County crashes, including those in Marble Falls, are filed in the town of Burnet.
Cases go to the Burnet County Courthouse Annex North at 1701 E. Polk Street. The 33rd and 424th District Courts sit there and also serve Llano, Blanco and San Saba counties, so we plan around a shared docket and know how those courtrooms run.
US-281 and TX-29 carry most of the traffic, along with FM 1431 and the lake roads around Marble Falls and Granite Shoals, where weekend visitors and two-lane curves lead to serious wrecks.
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Marble Falls treats many injured drivers, and the most serious cases may be flown to Austin.
As your car accident attorney in Burnet County, we work with you by phone and video and meet you in the Highland Lakes when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810 and put your energy into getting better.
Comal County Car Accident Lawyer
Crashes on the Comal County side of New Braunfels are filed in New Braunfels, not in San Marcos or Austin.
Comal County’s district courts sit at 150 N. Seguin Avenue, where the 22nd, 207th, 274th, 433rd and 466th District Courts hear civil cases. We know how cases move through that courthouse and how its judges run their courtrooms.
I-35 between San Marcos and New Braunfels is one of the busiest stretches we follow, along with SH-46, FM 306 toward Canyon Lake and Loop 337. Summer river traffic around Gruene and Canyon Lake adds even more.
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital in New Braunfels and Resolute Health Hospital treat many injured people close to home.
You can work with us as your car accident attorney in Comal County by phone and video, with visits near you when they help. Call (512) 500‑2810 and let us carry the claim while you heal.
Blanco County Car Accident Lawyer
Blanco County cases are heard in Johnson City, even though the district judges also serve Burnet, Llano and San Saba counties.
The district courtroom is in the Blanco County Courthouse Annex at 101 E. Cypress Street. The 33rd and 424th District Courts hold Blanco County hearings there, and we know how that shared docket runs.
US-290 and US-281 meet in Johnson City and carry Hill Country traffic between Austin, Fredericksburg and San Antonio. Two-lane highways, visitors and wildlife make crashes here serious.
Blanco County has no large hospital, so badly hurt drivers are often taken to Austin or Fredericksburg.
As your car accident attorney in Blanco County, we come to you in the Hill Country or work by phone and video, whichever makes recovery easier on your family. Call (512) 500‑2810.
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The general Texas venue rule sits in Section 15.002 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code: suit is filed in the county where a substantial part of the events happened, or in the county where the defendant lives. When those two point at different counties, the choice is a strategic one that changes the jury pool, the court’s calendar, and how long the case takes. It is one of the first things we look at when a case from this area comes in.
Whatever kind of crash it was, we can help
Every crash is different, and so is the proof each one needs. These are the ones we see most around Austin. If yours is not on the list, call us anyway. We are happy to talk it through with you.
Car accidents generally
Also called: auto accident, car wreck, motor vehicle collision
The ordinary Austin crash happens in stopped or nearly stopped traffic: I-35 at rush hour, a queue on a frontage road, a light on Lamar. Low speed does not mean low injury, and insurers count on you believing otherwise. Rear-end and stopped-traffic crashes were 29% of every crash reported inside Austin in 2025.
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How fault gets proved
Fault turns on which driver failed the duty to operate a vehicle safely. Police reports, witness statements, traffic-camera footage, and phone records establish the at-fault driver’s negligence. Texas follows modified comparative fault, and recovery is barred only if the injured party is more than 50 percent at fault.
The Texas law that applies
Chapter 545 of the Transportation Code sets the rules of the road every driver has to follow. Chapter 33 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code governs how fault is apportioned between the parties, and Section 16.003 sets the two-year deadline to file suit.
Texas Transportation Code Chapter 545 · Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 33 · Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code § 16.003
Rear-end collisions
Also called: getting rear-ended, being hit from behind, a rear-ender
This is the most common crash in the area. Sudden slowdowns on I-35, ramp queues on MoPac, and abrupt stops in work zones produce rear impacts every day. Whiplash is the signature injury, along with herniated discs, concussions, and chronic back pain that shows up days later. Of the 11,973 crashes reported in Austin in 2025, 3,478 were a rear-end or a strike on stopped traffic.
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How fault gets proved
The following driver is presumed at fault, because every driver owes a duty to keep a safe following distance. That presumption can be rebutted in narrow cases, such as when the lead vehicle reverses suddenly or has burned-out brake lights. Insurers minimize these claims by calling them minor impacts, so documenting every symptom and finishing treatment is what sets the value.
The Texas law that applies
Section 545.062 of the Transportation Code requires an assured clear distance ahead, and that is the legal basis for liability in rear-end crashes. Texas courts have held there is no minimum speed threshold for a valid personal injury claim.
Texas Transportation Code Chapter 545 · Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 33
Head-on collisions
Also called: wrong-way crash, frontal collision, crossing the center line
Head-on crashes in this area concentrate on the undivided two-lane roads: TX-71 toward Bastrop, US-290 toward Dripping Springs, RR 12, FM 1826, FM 2222 in the hills. One moment of distraction or drowsiness sends a vehicle into oncoming traffic, and the impact carries the speed of both cars. Inside Austin city limits, opposite-direction crashes where both cars were going straight numbered 158 in 2025 — rare, and disproportionately severe.
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How fault gets proved
Fault is usually clear because one driver crossed into the opposing lane. Physical evidence — debris patterns, skid marks, vehicle deformation — shows who crossed the center line. When intoxication or distraction is involved, toxicology and phone records also support a claim for exemplary damages.
The Texas law that applies
Section 545.051 of the Transportation Code requires driving on the right half of the roadway. Chapter 41 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code allows exemplary damages where intoxication is involved, and Sections 71.001 through 71.012 govern the wrongful death claims these crashes produce too often.
Texas Transportation Code Chapter 545 · Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 41 · Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code §§ 71.001-71.012
T-bone and intersection crashes
Also called: side-impact, broadside, angle collision, running a red light
The side impact is the Austin intersection crash. It happens when someone runs a red light or turns left without yielding: Ben White at South Lamar, N Lamar at US-183, SH-29 at DB Wood in Georgetown, FM 685 through downtown Pflugerville. The side of a car protects far less than the front, so injuries are severe out of proportion to the speed. Angle crashes were 2,596 of Austin’s 2025 total, and another 913 were an oncoming car turning left across a driver going straight.
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How fault gets proved
Liability turns on who had the right of way. Traffic-camera footage, witness testimony, and signal timing records are the evidence that decides it. Rapid growth has pushed volume onto intersections that were never designed for it, and where a poorly maintained or poorly signed intersection contributed, the entity responsible for that maintenance can share liability.
The Texas law that applies
Section 544.007 of the Transportation Code defines what traffic signals mean, and Section 545.151 sets right of way at uncontrolled intersections. Disobeying a traffic-control device is negligence per se under Texas law.
Texas Transportation Code Chapter 544 · Texas Transportation Code Chapter 545
Hit-and-run crashes
Also called: the other driver took off, fled the scene, unidentified driver
Hit-and-run crashes in the Austin area cluster at night, downtown and along the bar and restaurant corridors, and in shopping-center parking lots. The victim is left with the medical bills and nobody to bill. We move fast: traffic cameras, nearby business surveillance, vehicle debris on the pavement, and paint transfer.
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How fault gets proved
Identifying the driver who left is the first job. When they cannot be identified, you still recover through your own uninsured motorist coverage. If the driver surfaces later, the act of fleeing itself is evidence of consciousness of guilt and supports an additional claim.
The Texas law that applies
Section 550.021 of the Transportation Code requires any driver involved in a crash with injury or death to stop, give information, and render aid. Fleeing is a felony where there is serious injury or death.
Texas Transportation Code § 550.021 · Texas Insurance Code § 1952.101
Distracted driving crashes
Also called: texting and driving, phone use behind the wheel, inattentive driver
Stopped traffic on I-35 and MoPac is exactly where people pick up the phone. A driver who looks down for three seconds at 60 miles per hour covers most of a city block blind. Phone records, app usage data, and the vehicle’s infotainment logs prove what the driver denies.
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How fault gets proved
Witness testimony that a driver was looking down, or never braked before impact, strengthens the proof of inattention. These are strong liability cases because the driver made a deliberate choice to take attention off the road.
The Texas law that applies
Section 545.4251 of the Transportation Code bans reading, writing, or sending an electronic message while driving, statewide. Some Texas cities have passed stricter local ordinances on top of it. Violating the state ban is negligence per se, which removes the need to prove a separate standard of care in the civil case.
Texas Transportation Code Chapter 545 · Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 33
Drunk driving crashes
Also called: DWI accident, drunk driver hit me, intoxicated driver
Austin has a nightlife that draws from the whole region, and impaired-driving crashes concentrate on the downtown exits, Riverside, Sixth Street, and the early-morning routes back to the suburbs. City data backs the timing up: the six hours between 9 p.m. and 3 a.m. carried 20.2% of Austin’s 2025 crashes and 46.5% of its deaths. The civil claim runs alongside the criminal case and does not depend on it.
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How fault gets proved
The intoxicated driver bears primary responsibility, and a DWI conviction or a blood alcohol result above 0.08 is powerful evidence of negligence in the civil case. Liability also extends to the bar or restaurant that served the driver while they were obviously intoxicated.
The Texas law that applies
Section 2.02 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code creates dram shop liability against an establishment that served an obviously intoxicated person. Chapter 41 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code governs exemplary damages, which are commonly sought in these cases, and Section 49.04 of the Penal Code defines the criminal offense.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code § 2.02 · Texas Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 41
Uninsured and underinsured motorist claims
Also called: the other driver had no insurance, not enough coverage, UM/UIM claim
Texas has one of the highest uninsured-driver rates in the country; studies put it near one in five. When that driver causes the crash, chasing a judgment against someone with no insurance usually means chasing someone with no assets.
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How fault gets proved
That is where your own uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage comes in. The UM/UIM carrier steps into the at-fault driver’s shoes, and you still have to prove the other driver’s negligence exactly as you would in a normal claim. Your own insurer can fight the claim as hard as the other side would, and it pays to walk in ready for that.
The Texas law that applies
Section 1952.101 of the Insurance Code requires insurers to offer UM/UIM coverage to every policyholder, and a rejection is only valid in writing. The coverage exists to put you in the position you would have been in had the at-fault driver carried adequate insurance.
Multi-vehicle crashes and pileups
Also called: chain-reaction crash, pileup, three-car accident
Pileups here happen on I-35 and SH-130 where high speed meets stopped traffic, and on bridges and overpasses during the rare central Texas freeze that catches everyone out. Dawn fog in the eastern corridors adds its own share.
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How fault gets proved
The work is identifying the driver whose initial negligence set off the chain. Reconstruction experts analyze impact patterns, final rest positions, and event data recorders to fix the sequence. Several drivers can share fault, and the jury assigns a percentage to each person involved.
The Texas law that applies
Chapter 33 of the Civil Practice and Remedies Code governs proportionate responsibility. Each defendant answers for their own percentage, unless one is found more than 50 percent at fault, in which case joint and several liability can apply under Section 33.013.
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Crashes with commercial trucks, 18-wheelers, and motorcycles are handled separately because the law and the proof change. See truck accidents and motorcycle accidents.
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Dealing with the insurance company, so you do not have to
Insurance is the part of a crash that wears families down the most. Here is how it works in Texas, in plain terms. Once you hire us, every one of these calls comes to us.
Texas minimum limits almost never cover it
Texas law requires each driver to carry minimum liability coverage of $30,000 per injured person, $60,000 per crash, and $25,000 for property damage. One night in an Austin emergency room with imaging can eat most of that before physical therapy starts. When the at-fault policy runs out, the question becomes what other coverage exists.
Your own policy may be the one that pays
Uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage is what responds when the at-fault driver has no insurance, has too little, or fled and was never identified. Texas insurers are required to offer it and you can only decline it in writing, so a lot of people carry it without knowing. Pull your declarations page before you accept any offer.
Personal injury protection pays without an argument about fault
Texas PIP coverage pays medical expenses and a share of lost income regardless of who caused the crash, and it pays right away. It is also offered by law and declined only in writing. It is money a lot of people leave on the table because nobody told them they had it.
Medical liens decide what you actually keep
Texas hospitals can file a lien against your recovery for the care they gave you after the crash. Your health insurer, Medicare, or Medicaid may also claim reimbursement. Negotiating those liens down changes the number that reaches you, and it is the part of the work that happens at the end of the case and rarely gets explained at the start.
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See also what compensation you can claim.
Getting medical care in the Austin area
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas, downtown, is the Level I trauma center for the Austin area, and it is where the serious case off I-35, MoPac, or 71 ends up. Seriously injured children go to Dell Children’s Medical Center. A transfer to Dell Seton on the ambulance record is itself a marker of how hard the impact was.
Austin
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Level I trauma), St. David's South Austin Medical Center, Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin, St. David's North Austin Medical Center, Ascension Seton Southwest, Dell Children's Medical Center
North corridor (Round Rock, Georgetown, Cedar Park, Leander, Hutto, Pflugerville, Taylor)
St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Round Rock, Ascension Seton Williamson, Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, St. David's Georgetown Hospital, Baylor Scott & White Hospital Taylor
South corridor (Kyle, Buda, San Marcos, Dripping Springs)
Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle, Central Texas Medical Center in San Marcos, St. David's South Austin Medical Center
West and east (Lakeway, Bee Cave, Manor, Bastrop)
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Lakeway, Ascension Seton Bastrop, with transfer to Dell Seton for serious cases
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Keep every bill, prescription, discharge sheet, and medical transport receipt. The medical record is the backbone of the claim: it ties the crash to the injury and holds the value up in front of the adjuster. A gap in treatment — three weeks without therapy because nobody could drive you — shows up later in the insurer’s letter as proof you had already recovered. If something is keeping you from treatment, tell us while it is happening and we document it then.
Your neighbors all around Austin
We help families all over the Austin area, and these are some of the towns we work in most. Each one has its own roads, its own county, and its own courthouse, and we know how that shapes a case from the first day.
Cities we serve around Austin
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Austin
Travis County
Austin is where most of our clients live and drive, and it is where most of our cases are filed.
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Williamson County
A crash in Round Rock is filed in Georgetown, at the Williamson County Justice Center, not in downtown Austin.
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Hays County
San Marcos crashes are filed right in town, at the Hays County Government Center on Stagecoach Trail.
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Williamson County
Georgetown is the Williamson County seat, so crashes here are filed a few blocks from the square.
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Travis County
Pflugerville crashes are filed in Travis County, at the civil courthouse downtown, even when they happen on a toll road most Austin drivers never use.
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Williamson County
Leander cases are usually filed in Georgetown, because most of the city sits in Williamson County.
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Hays County
Kyle is in Hays County, so a crash here is filed in San Marcos, even though downtown Austin is only twenty minutes away.
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Hays County
Buda crashes are filed in San Marcos, at the Hays County Government Center, which surprises most families on the south side of Austin.
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Travis County
Bee Cave cases are filed in Travis County, but the crashes here look very different from downtown Austin.
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Travis County
Manor crashes are filed in Travis County, and they often happen at highway speed on roads that still feel like country roads.
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Bastrop County
A crash in Bastrop is filed at the Bastrop County Courthouse, and the case never goes through Travis County at all.
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Williamson County
Hutto cases are filed in Georgetown, at the Williamson County Justice Center.
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Williamson County
Taylor crashes are filed in Georgetown, and construction traffic on US-79 is now part of many of these cases.
Read more about TaylorDripping Springs
Hays County
Dripping Springs is in Hays County, so cases here are filed in San Marcos.
Read more about Dripping SpringsLakeway
Travis County
Lakeway cases are filed in Travis County, and in most of them one road, RR 620, tells much of the story.
Read more about LakewayCedar Park
Williamson County
Cedar Park crashes are usually filed in Georgetown, at the Williamson County Justice Center.
Read more about Cedar ParkAustin Car Accident Lawyer
Travis County
Austin is where most of our clients live and drive, and it is where most of our cases are filed.
The city logged 11,973 crashes in 2025, about 33 a day, and I-35 alone accounted for 1,869 of them. MoPac, US-183, Ben White, US-290 East and FM 2222 carry most of the rest.
Here we see rear-end crashes in stopped highway traffic, T-bone crashes at the big intersections, sideswipes where the express lanes merge, and hit-and-runs downtown late at night. Cases are filed at the Travis County Civil Courthouse at 1700 Guadalupe Street, and serious injuries usually go to Dell Seton Medical Center, the area’s Level I trauma center.
Talk with us by phone, by video or in person, whichever is easiest while you heal. Call (512) 500‑2810 and let us handle the rest.
Round Rock Car Accident Lawyer
Williamson County
A crash in Round Rock is filed in Georgetown, at the Williamson County Justice Center, not in downtown Austin.
About 140,000 people live in Round Rock, and Dell Technologies’ headquarters fills I-35 with commuters every morning and evening. The I-35 and SH-45 interchange, the University Boulevard exit and US-79 (Palm Valley Boulevard) are the spots we hear about most.
The usual crashes here are rear-end collisions in highway backups, T-bone crashes turning off University Boulevard, and pileups where toll traffic merges onto the interstate. St. David’s Round Rock Medical Center and Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Round Rock treat most injured drivers.
As your car accident attorney in Round Rock, we work by phone and video and come to you when it helps, so you can stay home and recover. Call (512) 500‑2810.
San Marcos Car Accident Lawyer
Hays County
San Marcos crashes are filed right in town, at the Hays County Government Center on Stagecoach Trail.
Texas State University brings more than 38,000 students, and the two outlet centers draw shoppers from all over. I-35 near the outlets is one of the most common places on the corridor for sudden braking and rear-end crashes, and Hopkins Street (SH-80), SH-123 and Wonder World Drive see steady crashes too.
We also see rideshare crashes near campus and the square, and crashes with uninsured drivers that leave students wondering who will pay. Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle and the hospital in San Marcos treat many injured people close to home.
We can handle your San Marcos case by phone, text and video, and meet you nearby when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Georgetown Car Accident Lawyer
Williamson County
Georgetown is the Williamson County seat, so crashes here are filed a few blocks from the square.
Georgetown has grown faster than almost any city its size in the U.S., and the Sun City community adds many older drivers to Williams Drive and SH-29. I-35, SH-29, US-183 and Williams Drive carry most of the traffic we worry about.
Common crashes include left-turn and T-bone crashes at the SH-29 signals, rear-end collisions on the I-35 frontage roads, and multi-car wrecks where SH-29 crosses the interstate. Cases go to the Williamson County Justice Center at 405 Martin Luther King Jr. Street, and St. David’s Georgetown Hospital is close by for care.
You can work with us from home in Georgetown. We talk by phone or video and come to you when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Pflugerville Car Accident Lawyer
Travis County
Pflugerville crashes are filed in Travis County, at the civil courthouse downtown, even when they happen on a toll road most Austin drivers never use.
Parts of SH-130 near Pflugerville are posted at 85 miles per hour, the highest speed limit in the country. FM 685 (Pecan Street), Dessau Road and SH-45 carry most of the local traffic into Austin.
We see high-speed pileups on SH-130, T-bone crashes at the FM 685 signals, and rear-end collisions where Dessau backs up toward Austin. Hospitals in north Austin and Round Rock treat most injured drivers from this area.
As your car accident attorney in Pflugerville, we keep the case moving without adding a trip downtown to your week. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Leander Car Accident Lawyer
Williamson County
Leander cases are usually filed in Georgetown, because most of the city sits in Williamson County.
Leander grew from fewer than 8,000 people in 2000 to more than 75,000 today. It is the last stop on the MetroRail line into downtown Austin, and new neighborhoods along US-183 keep adding cars.
The crashes we see include head-on and lane-departure crashes on the two-lane FM roads, rear-end collisions near the 183A toll plazas, and left-turn crashes at new driveways on US-183 and Ronald Reagan Boulevard. Cedar Park Regional Medical Center is often the closest hospital.
We handle Leander cases by phone and video and meet you close to home when it helps. Your family and your recovery come first. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Kyle Car Accident Lawyer
Hays County
Kyle is in Hays County, so a crash here is filed in San Marcos, even though downtown Austin is only twenty minutes away.
Kyle has passed 55,000 residents after a decade of growth few cities have matched, and much of the town drives I-35 every day. FM 150, FM 1626 and Kohlers Crossing carry the local traffic.
We often see rear-end collisions on the I-35 frontage roads, T-bone crashes at Kohlers Crossing, and distracted-driving crashes in stop-and-go commuter traffic. Ascension Seton Hays, right in Kyle, treats many injured drivers.
As your car accident attorney in Kyle, we come to you or work by phone and video. Rest and heal, and call (512) 500‑2810 when you are ready.
Buda Car Accident Lawyer
Hays County
Buda crashes are filed in San Marcos, at the Hays County Government Center, which surprises most families on the south side of Austin.
Buda sits about fifteen miles south of downtown on I-35. The frontage roads, the Main Street interchange at exit 220, and the crossing of FM 1626 and FM 967 are where crashes happen most.
We see rear-end collisions where exit 220 backs up, T-bone crashes at FM 1626 and FM 967, and hit-and-runs in the busy retail lots along the frontage road. Ascension Seton Hays in Kyle and St. David’s South Austin Medical Center are the nearest hospitals.
We handle Buda cases by phone and video and meet you nearby when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Bee Cave Car Accident Lawyer
Travis County
Bee Cave cases are filed in Travis County, but the crashes here look very different from downtown Austin.
The Galleria and the Hill Country Galleria keep TX-71 busy with shoppers all day. The TX-71 and RR 620 intersection is the busiest crash spot on the west side of the Austin area, and Hamilton Pool Road carries narrow Hill Country traffic.
We see left-turn and T-bone crashes at TX-71 and RR 620, rear-end collisions in the shopping-center lines, and head-on crashes on the winding roads west of town. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Lakeway is the closest hospital for most injured drivers.
As your car accident attorney in Bee Cave, we work by phone and video and come to you when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Manor Car Accident Lawyer
Travis County
Manor crashes are filed in Travis County, and they often happen at highway speed on roads that still feel like country roads.
Manor sits about twelve miles northeast of downtown on US-290 East. New neighborhoods and schools have added thousands of daily trips to a corridor that still moves like open highway, along with SH-130, FM 973 and Manor Road.
We see head-on and turning crashes where driveways meet US-290 East, and serious multi-car wrecks at the SH-130 interchange. People with serious injuries are usually taken into Austin, often to Dell Seton.
We handle Manor cases by phone and video and visit you at home when it helps. Your recovery comes first. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Bastrop Car Accident Lawyer
Bastrop County
A crash in Bastrop is filed at the Bastrop County Courthouse, and the case never goes through Travis County at all.
Bastrop sits about 30 miles southeast of Austin on the Colorado River, and TX-71 is the daily commute. The stretch of TX-71 between Bastrop and Austin, TX-21 and the SH-95 crossing are where most crashes happen.
We see head-on crashes on undivided parts of TX-71, drowsy and distracted driving on the long commute, and turning crashes at private driveways. Ascension Seton Bastrop treats many injured drivers, and serious cases go on to Dell Seton in Austin.
You can work with us as your car accident attorney in Bastrop without driving into the city. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Hutto Car Accident Lawyer
Williamson County
Hutto cases are filed in Georgetown, at the Williamson County Justice Center.
Hutto has more than tripled in size since 2010, and the semiconductor construction in nearby Taylor has changed what US-79 feels like. US-79 through downtown, FM 1660, Exchange Boulevard and the SH-130 interchange are the main trouble spots.
We see work-zone and construction-traffic crashes on US-79, T-bone crashes at FM 1660, and high-speed merges onto SH-130. Most injured drivers are treated in Round Rock, at St. David’s Round Rock or Baylor Scott & White.
As your car accident attorney in Hutto, we work by phone and video and meet you close to home when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Taylor Car Accident Lawyer
Williamson County
Taylor crashes are filed in Georgetown, and construction traffic on US-79 is now part of many of these cases.
A semiconductor project with more than $17 billion in announced investment has brought heavy equipment, new workers and new businesses to what was farm country. US-79, SH-95, SH-130 and FM 973 carry most of that traffic.
We see work-zone and heavy-equipment crashes on US-79, head-on collisions on two-lane FM roads, and intersection crashes at SH-95. Baylor Scott & White Hospital in Taylor treats many injured people close to home.
We handle Taylor cases by phone and video and come to you when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810 and let us carry the claim.
Dripping Springs Car Accident Lawyer
Hays County
Dripping Springs is in Hays County, so cases here are filed in San Marcos.
Distilleries, wineries and wedding venues fill US-290 on weekends, and the stretch between Dripping Springs and Oak Hill is one of the busiest two-lane roads in Central Texas. RR 12 and FM 1826 carry the rest.
We see head-on crashes on undivided US-290, drunk-driving crashes on the drive home from weekend events, and turning crashes at venue driveways. Seriously injured drivers are usually taken into Austin.
As your car accident attorney in Dripping Springs, we work by phone and video and meet you in the Hill Country when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Lakeway Car Accident Lawyer
Travis County
Lakeway cases are filed in Travis County, and in most of them one road, RR 620, tells much of the story.
Lakeway sits on the south shore of Lake Travis, where tourists, boaters and commuters share RR 620, TX-71, Lakeway Boulevard and Lohmans Crossing. RR 620 is one of the most crowded roads in the Austin area, with widening work under way.
We see rear-end collisions in RR 620 backups, left-turn crashes at Lakeway Boulevard and Lohmans Crossing, and impaired-driving crashes near the lake on summer weekends. Baylor Scott & White Medical Center in Lakeway is close by.
We handle Lakeway cases by phone and video and visit you at home when it helps. Call (512) 500‑2810.
Cedar Park Car Accident Lawyer
Williamson County
Cedar Park crashes are usually filed in Georgetown, at the Williamson County Justice Center.
Cedar Park has more than 80,000 residents and grew by more than half over the last decade. US-183 (Bell Boulevard), the 183A toll road and FM 1431 (Whitestone Boulevard) carry most of the traffic, and the Whitestone crossing at 183 is a repeat crash spot.
Event nights at the H-E-B Center bring backups, rear-end collisions and rideshare crashes on the way home, and T-bone crashes at Whitestone and Bell Boulevard happen all week. Cedar Park Regional Medical Center treats many injured drivers.
As your car accident attorney in Cedar Park, we meet you by phone, by video or near home. Call (512) 500‑2810.
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Your city not listed? Call anyway. We take cases across central Texas and up the I-35 corridor, and the list above is where the work lands most often, not the edge of what we handle.
Questions families ask us from around Austin
These are real questions, in the words people use when they call. If yours is close to one of these, the answer is probably close too.
I was rear-ended on I-35 in Round Rock. Do I file in Travis County or Williamson County?
Williamson County, in Georgetown. Round Rock is Williamson, and civil cases there are filed at the Williamson County Justice Center. Texas venue law sends the suit to the county where a substantial part of the events happened or where the defendant lives, so sometimes there are two options and choosing well matters. It changes the jury pool, the court’s calendar, and how long the case takes to reach trial.
Someone ran the light and T-boned me at SH-29 in Georgetown. What proves who had the green?
Signal timing records, any camera with a view of the intersection, and the witnesses who were stopped behind you. Georgetown’s SH-29 corridor has grown faster than its signals were designed for, and we request the timing data early because agencies do not keep it forever. Disobeying a traffic-control device is negligence per se in Texas, so once the light sequence is established, the liability argument mostly ends.
A driver with no insurance hit me in Kyle. Do I have any claim at all?
Usually yes, through your own uninsured motorist coverage. Texas insurers have to offer UM/UIM and you can only decline it in writing, so a lot of drivers carry it without realizing. Your carrier steps into the at-fault driver’s shoes and you prove that driver’s negligence the same way you otherwise would. Pull your declarations page before you accept anything.
I got hit head-on on TX-71 outside Bastrop. Why does that road produce so many of these?
Long undivided two-lane stretches, highway speeds, and private driveways feeding straight onto the road. One drift over the center line puts two cars together at the sum of both speeds. These cases turn on physical evidence: debris field, skid marks, and how the vehicles deformed. When drowsiness, phone use, or alcohol is in the picture, that also opens the door to exemplary damages under Chapter 41.
My crash was in a work zone at the Oak Hill Y. Does that change anything?
It can. In a construction zone we document how the stretch was signed and striped that day: where the cones sat, which lanes were open, what the signage said, and whether the configuration differed from the week before. That evidence disappears fast because the work keeps moving. Where the traffic control was inadequate, the contractor or the responsible agency can share liability with the driver. Austin recorded 1,527 crashes in work zones in 2025, 12.8 percent of the city’s total.
An Uber driver hit me downtown at night. Who pays?
It depends on the app phase the driver was in. Carrying a passenger or en route to a pickup brings the platform’s coverage, up to one million dollars. Logged on with no ride accepted drops the coverage sharply. App closed puts it on the driver’s personal policy, which often excludes commercial use. The first thing we do is fix the app status at the minute of impact.
I was hit on the I-35 frontage road in Buda, not the main lanes. Is that different?
The law is the same and the proof changes. Frontage roads mix traffic exiting the interstate at speed with local traffic pulling in and out of businesses, plus signals at the crossings. The usual fight is who had the right of way at the merge. Frontage-road crashes alone accounted for 555 of the I-35 crashes reported inside Austin in 2025, which is why the frontage-road cameras and the businesses along them matter so much.
A driver hit me and drove off in San Marcos. Can anything be done?
Yes. We go after traffic cameras, business surveillance, debris and paint transfer from the vehicle, and any partial plate a witness caught. If the driver is never identified, your uninsured motorist coverage is what responds. If the driver is identified later, the fact that they left is itself evidence that supports the claim, and fleeing a crash with injuries is a felony under Section 550.021.
Who responds to a crash on SH-130 or 183A? It is a toll road, not a city street.
On toll roads and state highways outside city limits it is normally a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper. Inside city limits it is the municipal police department. On county roads it is the sheriff’s office. What matters for your case is that a CR-3 report gets written and that it records who responded, because that is the agency we request the file from.
I live in Pflugerville and the crash was on the toll road at 85 miles per hour. Are these cases different?
The injuries are. At 85 the energy in the impact is in a different category, and cases that would be soft-tissue at city speeds turn into fractures, head injuries, and multi-vehicle chain reactions. Event data recorders matter more in these cases because the speed dispute is real, and we send preservation letters early so that data does not get overwritten.
I was hit turning left on RR 620 in Lakeway. Is a left turn automatically my fault?
No. A left turn creates a duty to yield to oncoming traffic, and it is a duty, not an automatic verdict. If the oncoming driver was speeding, ran the light, or was in a lane they should not have been in, fault shifts. RR 620 is one of the most congested corridors in the area with almost no alternate route, and sight-line and queue-position evidence often decides these.
My accident was on US-79 in Taylor with all the construction traffic. Who is responsible?
Start with the driver, then look wider. Where a construction vehicle, a work-zone configuration, or a contractor’s traffic control contributed, more than one party can share responsibility, and Chapter 33 lets the jury assign a percentage to each. The Samsung project traffic changed that corridor quickly, and the identity of the company whose truck was involved is often not obvious from the crash report.
A distracted driver hit me on Research Boulevard. How do you prove they were on the phone?
Phone records, app usage data, and the vehicle’s infotainment logs, requested early and preserved in writing. Witnesses who saw the driver looking down, or who noticed no braking before impact, add to it. Texas bans reading, writing, or sending an electronic message while driving statewide, and violating that ban is negligence per se, which takes a step out of the civil case.
A drunk driver hit me coming out of downtown. Do I have to wait for the criminal case?
No. The civil claim runs in parallel and does not depend on the outcome of the criminal case. A conviction or a blood alcohol result over 0.08 is strong evidence, and the bar or restaurant that served an obviously intoxicated person can also be liable under Section 2.02 of the Alcoholic Beverage Code. Waiting mostly costs you evidence, since bar video is often overwritten within weeks.
I was in a chain-reaction pileup on I-35. Everybody is blaming everybody. How does that get sorted?
By reconstruction. Impact patterns, final rest positions, and event data recorders establish the sequence and identify whose negligence started it. Texas assigns a percentage of responsibility to each party under Chapter 33, so several drivers can share it. Your own recovery is reduced by your percentage and is barred only if you are found more than 50 percent at fault.
Do I have to come to Austin if I live in Bastrop, Taylor, or San Marcos?
No. Most of the case runs by phone, text, and email, and we come to you when it needs doing in person. Our office is at 6701 Burnet Rd #132, Austin, TX 78757 and you are welcome there, and nobody has to drive an hour to open a case or to get an update on one.
The deadlines we watch for you
Texas law puts firm time limits on a claim. You should be focused on getting better, so we keep track of every one of these for you.
Two years to file suit
Section 16.003 of the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code gives you two years from the date of the crash to file. After that the claim is gone, however strong it was. Two years sounds like a long time and it disappears fast between medical treatment, negotiation with the insurer, and waiting on records.
The 51 percent rule
Texas uses modified comparative fault under Chapter 33. You recover as long as your share of the fault does not exceed 50 percent, and your recovery is reduced by that share. That is why the insurer works so hard to pin part of the blame on you: every percentage point costs you money, and at 51 percent it costs you everything.
Claims against a city, a county, or the state
When the at-fault vehicle belongs to a government entity, or a dangerous road condition contributed to the crash, the Texas Tort Claims Act applies and it requires formal notice on a much shorter clock than the general two years. Several home-rule cities impose shorter notice deadlines still. If there was an official vehicle or a road defect involved, this moves in weeks.
Texas Tort Claims Act, Civil Practice & Remedies Code Chapter 101
Wrongful death
When a crash takes a life, Sections 71.001 through 71.012 define who may sue: the surviving spouse, children, and parents of the person who died. The representative of the estate can also bring a survival claim for what the person suffered before death.
Exemplary damages
Chapter 41 allows exemplary damages where the conduct crosses from carelessness into conscious indifference to the safety of others. In this area the cases that carry them are drunk driving and leaving the scene.
Where the case gets filed
Section 15.002 puts venue in the county where a substantial part of the events happened or where the defendant lives. In a metro that spans four counties, those often point in different directions, and the choice affects the jury, the docket, and the time to trial.
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Nothing up front for your family
Money worries slow healing down. So we keep this simple. No fee unless we win, and we front every case expense, so your family pays nothing out of pocket.
You pay nothing up front
We work on a contingency fee. You pay nothing to hire us and you owe no fee if we do not recover money for you. Your family pays nothing out of pocket while the case is open. Case expenses — medical records, reconstruction, experts, court filing — are advanced by the firm and come out of the recovery at the end.
The consultation is free, in English or Spanish
You talk to your attorney directly, in the language you prefer, with nobody in between. We will tell you straight whether the case is strong and what we expect to happen, including when the answer is that it is not worth opening.
Immigration status does not stop a claim
Texas law lets you bring a claim for your injuries regardless of immigration status. We do not ask about it and we do not report anyone’s status, and an injured person’s immigration status is not something the other side gets to use freely in the case. Families across this area let legitimate claims expire over that fear.
You do not have to come to Austin to start
We take cases across central Texas. Most of the work happens by phone, text, and email, and we travel to you when it matters. Living in Bastrop, San Marcos, or Taylor does not change how the case gets worked.
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Common questions
19 questions families ask us after a crash, answered the way we would answer you on the phone.
How soon after a car accident should I talk to a lawyer?
The useful window is the first days and weeks, because that is when evidence still exists. Traffic and business camera footage gets overwritten. Skid marks disappear. Vehicles get repaired or scrapped. Witnesses forget. A crash report can be corrected. None of that gets easier at the six-month mark.
What should I do immediately after a car accident in Texas?
Immediately after a car accident in Texas, check yourself and your passengers for injuries and call 911 to report the accident. Move to a safe location if possible and exchange information with the other driver, including names, insurance details, and license plate numbers. Take photographs of the vehicles, the scene, any visible injuries, and road conditions. Seek medical attention as soon as possible, even if you feel fine, because some injuries do not show symptoms right away. Then contact a personal injury attorney before speaking with any insurance company. Our team is available around the clock to help you take the right steps from day one.
Do I need a lawyer for a minor car accident?
Not always. If nobody was hurt and the property damage is small, you may not need one. The reason people call anyway is that injuries from low-speed crashes surface days later, and by then the adjuster already has a recorded statement and a signed medical authorization. A free consultation costs you nothing and tells you which situation you are in.
How much do car accident lawyers charge in Austin?
Personal injury lawyers here work on contingency, meaning the fee is a percentage of the recovery and there is no fee if there is no recovery. Case expenses are separate from the fee and are typically advanced by the firm and repaid out of the settlement. Ask any firm to show you the fee percentage and the expense terms in writing before you sign.
How much is my car accident case worth?
Nobody can put a number on it honestly in the first week, and you should be careful with anyone who does. Value comes from the medical record: what the injury is, what treatment it required, whether it left something permanent, what income was lost, and what coverage exists to pay it. Cases get valued as treatment finishes, because that is when the picture is complete. What we can tell you early is whether liability is clear and what coverage we can find.
What is the average car accident settlement in Texas?
There is no single "average" car accident settlement in Texas because every case is unique. Settlements can range from a few thousand dollars for minor fender benders to millions of dollars for cases involving catastrophic injuries or wrongful death. The value of your case depends on factors like the severity of your injuries, the cost of your medical treatment, your lost income, and the impact on your quality of life. Insurance companies often cite low averages to pressure victims into accepting less than they deserve. Our attorneys evaluate each case individually and fight to recover the maximum amount based on your specific circumstances.
How long does a car accident settlement take in Texas?
It depends mostly on how long treatment takes. A claim with a short course of treatment and clear liability can resolve in a few months. A case with surgery, a disputed fault picture, or a coverage fight takes longer, and a case that has to be filed takes longer than that. Settling before treatment ends usually means settling for less than the case is worth. Most cases resolve once you reach maximum medical improvement, the point where your doctors can say what your recovery will look like.
What types of damages can I claim after a car accident in Texas?
After a car accident in Texas, you may be entitled to several types of damages. Economic damages include medical bills, lost wages, future medical expenses, and property damage. Non economic damages cover pain and suffering, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, and physical impairment. In cases involving extreme negligence or intentional misconduct, punitive damages may also be available. The full value of your claim depends on the severity of your injuries, the impact on your daily life, and the strength of the evidence. Our attorneys will fight to ensure you receive every dollar you deserve.
Who pays my medical bills while the case is going?
Several sources can, and they stack in a particular order. Personal injury protection on your own policy pays medical bills and part of lost income without regard to fault. Health insurance can pay and later assert reimbursement. Some providers will treat on a letter of protection and wait for the settlement. Part of our job at the end is negotiating those liens down so more of the recovery reaches you.
What if I did not go to the hospital right away?
Go now, and be honest about the timeline. A delay makes the claim harder because the insurer argues something else caused the injury, and it does not make the claim impossible. What helps is a consistent record from the day you did seek care forward, and an explanation for the gap that holds up, which is often something ordinary like no ride, no childcare, or no insurance.
Do I have to give a statement to the other driver’s insurance company?
No. You have a duty to cooperate with your own insurer. You have no obligation to give the other side a recorded statement or to sign a blanket authorization for your medical history. Those calls come early precisely because your answers are least informed at that point. Keep the crash off social media too, because adjusters read it.
The insurance company offered me money already. Should I take it?
Read what you are signing before you decide. An early offer usually arrives before anyone knows the full extent of the injury, and accepting it closes the claim permanently, including for treatment you have not had yet. If the offer genuinely covers everything, we will tell you so. That happens.
Can I still recover if I was partly at fault?
Yes, as long as you are not more than 50 percent responsible. Texas reduces your recovery by your percentage of fault under Chapter 33, so being 20 percent at fault means recovering 80 percent of your damages. This is exactly why insurers spend so much energy assigning you a share of the blame.
I was not wearing my seat belt. Does that kill my case?
No. Since 2015 Texas juries are allowed to hear seat-belt evidence, and the insurer will try to use it to cut what it pays. To make it work, the other side has to prove with real evidence, usually expert evidence, that not wearing the belt caused or worsened those specific injuries. Often they cannot. The other driver still caused the crash, and that is still the central question.
How long do I have to file a car accident lawsuit in Texas?
In Texas, the statute of limitations for most car accident personal injury claims is two years from the date of the accident. If you fail to file a lawsuit within this window, you will almost certainly lose your right to seek compensation. However, certain circumstances may affect this deadline, such as when the injured person is a minor or when the at fault party is a government entity. Because building a strong case takes time, it is critical to contact an attorney well before the deadline approaches. Reach out to our firm today so we can protect your right to recovery before time runs out.
The other driver was in a company vehicle. Does that change the case?
Usually for the better. An employer can be liable for a crash caused by an employee acting in the course of their work, and commercial policies carry higher limits than personal auto policies. It also opens up questions about hiring, training, supervision, and whether the vehicle was maintained. The first step is identifying the company and its policy before anyone starts moving records.
What if the crash happened on my way to work, or while I was working?
Then there may be two claims running at once: a workers compensation claim, and a third-party liability claim against the driver who caused it. They interact, and the comp carrier will assert a right to be repaid out of the recovery. It is worth sorting out at the beginning rather than after a settlement is signed.
What if the person who hit me died in the crash, or I lost someone?
A claim still exists. Where the at-fault driver died, the claim proceeds against their estate and their insurance. Where you lost a family member, Texas wrongful death law lets a surviving spouse, children, and parents bring a claim, and the estate representative can also bring a survival claim for what the person went through before death. These cases move on the same two-year clock.
Do you handle cases in Spanish?
Yes. Both attorneys at this firm are bilingual and you speak to your lawyer directly in Spanish, without a translator in the middle. There is a full Spanish version of this page as well.
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