In Austin, a person hurt in a car or truck accident caused by someone else can recover medical costs, lost income, and pain from the at-fault driver’s insurer. Owsley Law Firm handles Austin cases from its Houston offices, comes to you, and charges no fee unless it wins. Call before you give any recorded statement.
Serving Austin
Texas experience applied to Austin roads.
Austin’s population growth, construction, rideshare activity, and heavily traveled I-35 corridor present distinct injury and transportation issues.
Every case still turns on its own evidence. The firm evaluates the crash, the insurance coverage, the injuries, the responsible parties, and the legal options available under Texas law.
Where crashes happen
Why are Austin roads so dangerous?
I-35 through downtown Austin is one of the most congested highway segments in Texas, with an upper and lower deck, short merges, and constant construction from the ongoing expansion. MoPac’s express lanes create speed differentials at every entrance. US-183 and SH-71 carry airport and tech-campus traffic through interchanges that back up daily. Outside the core, SH-130’s 85 mile per hour speed limit, the highest in the country, turns ordinary errors into fatal crashes.
The corridors where Austin crashes cluster
- I-35 through downtown between Cesar Chavez and Airport Boulevard
- I-35 at US-183 and the Rundberg corridor in north Austin
- MoPac at Lady Bird Lake and the express-lane entrances
- US-183 at SH-71 near the airport
- SH-130 toll road between Pflugerville and Mustang Ridge
- Lamar Boulevard and Riverside Drive through South Austin
Crashes common in Austin
A commuter on the I-35 lower deck is hit from behind in stop-and-go traffic by a distracted driver; the phone records, subpoenaed later, show a text sent at the second of impact.
A rideshare driver on Sixth Street at 2 a.m. is T-boned by a drunk driver; the passenger’s claims run against the rideshare policy and the bar that served the driver.
A pickup on SH-130 loses control at 85 miles per hour and crosses the median; the family of the driver in the oncoming car brings a wrongful death claim.
Local knowledge
Which roads, courts, and hospitals shape a Austin case?
I-35 through downtown Austin is one of the most congested highway segments in Texas, and the SH-130 toll road has the highest posted speed limit in the country. Travis County cases are heard at the Civil and Family Courts Facility.
Highways and corridors
- I-35
- US-183
- MoPac (Loop 1)
- SH-71 and US-290
- SH-130 toll road
- SH-45
Where cases are heard
- Travis County Civil District Courts, Civil and Family Courts Facility
- Travis County Courts at Law
- U.S. District Court, Western District of Texas, Austin Division
Trauma and hospital care
- Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Level I trauma)
- St. David’s Medical Center
- Ascension Seton Northwest
- Baylor Scott & White Round Rock
Communities served
Downtown, South Congress, East Austin, Mueller, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Kyle, Buda, Lakeway, Manor
Cases we handle in Travis County
What accident cases do we handle in Austin?
Next step
Hurt in a crash in Austin? Call before the insurer does.
713-275-6900 or request a free case review. No fee unless we win.
Austin questions
Austin car accident questions
How do I get my Austin crash report?
Austin Police Department reports are available through the TxDOT Crash Report Online Purchase System, usually within 10 days. The firm obtains it for clients at no charge.
Where would an Austin injury case be filed?
Travis County injury suits are filed in the Travis County Civil District Courts at the Civil and Family Courts Facility. Cases arising in Williamson or Hays County are filed there.
Do I have to come to Houston?
No. The firm represents Austin clients from Houston today, handles everything by phone, video, and mail, and comes to you when a meeting is needed. Meetings are also available by appointment at 301 Congress Avenue, 12th Floor.
Nearby
Also serving communities near Austin.
Office status
Meet in Austin by appointment.
Meetings by appointment at Industrious 3rd & Congress, on the 12th floor downtown. The address is 301 Congress Avenue, 12th Floor, Austin, TX 78701. Call ahead to schedule; cases are handled by the firm’s Houston team, and the firm comes to you when you cannot travel.