In Corpus Christi, 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 Corpus Christi cases from its Houston offices, comes to you, and charges no fee unless it wins. Call before you give any recorded statement.
Serving Corpus Christi
Texas experience applied to Corpus Christi roads.
Corpus Christi’s refinery and port traffic on I-37 and the Harbor Bridge, combined with tourist traffic to the island on SPID, create a mix of heavy trucks and unfamiliar drivers.
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 Corpus Christi roads so dangerous?
Corpus Christi’s traffic mixes refinery and port trucks with tourists heading to the island. South Padre Island Drive is the city’s commuter spine and its worst crash corridor, with short merges and frontage-road intersections. The Crosstown Expressway feeds it. I-37 and US-181 carry Refinery Row’s tankers and the port’s trucks over the Harbor Bridge, where wind and grade make truck crashes worse.
The corridors where Corpus Christi crashes cluster
- SH-358 South Padre Island Drive between the Crosstown and Airline Road
- Crosstown Expressway (SH-286) at SPID
- I-37 through Refinery Row and the Harbor Bridge approach
- US-181 across the Harbor Bridge to Portland
- Ocean Drive and Shoreline Boulevard downtown
- SH-44 and Leopard Street on the west side
Crashes common in Corpus Christi
A tanker truck leaving Refinery Row on I-37 rear-ends a commuter at the Harbor Bridge approach.
A tourist unfamiliar with SPID’s frontage-road turnarounds pulls into oncoming traffic at Staples Street.
A rideshare driver on Shoreline during Buc Days is hit by a drunk driver; the passenger’s claim runs against two policies and a bar.
Local knowledge
Which roads, courts, and hospitals shape a Corpus Christi case?
SPID and the Crosstown Expressway carry most of the city’s commuter crashes, and refinery-bound trucks fill I-37 and US-181. Nueces County cases are heard at the County Courthouse near the bayfront.
Highways and corridors
- I-37
- SH-358 (South Padre Island Drive)
- US-181 and the Harbor Bridge
- Crosstown Expressway (SH-286)
- SH-44
- Ocean Drive
Where cases are heard
- Nueces County Civil District Courts, Nueces County Courthouse
- Nueces County Courts at Law
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, Corpus Christi Division
Trauma and hospital care
- CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Shoreline (Level II trauma)
- Corpus Christi Medical Center, Bay Area
- Corpus Christi Medical Center, Doctors Regional
- Driscoll Children’s Hospital
Communities served
Downtown, Southside, Flour Bluff, Padre Island, Calallen, Portland, Robstown, Kingsville, Rockport, Aransas Pass, Alice, Port Aransas
Cases we handle in Nueces County
What accident cases do we handle in Corpus Christi?
Next step
Hurt in a crash in Corpus Christi? Call before the insurer does.
713-275-6900 or request a free case review. No fee unless we win.
Corpus Christi questions
Corpus Christi car accident questions
How do I get my Corpus Christi crash report?
Corpus Christi 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 a Corpus Christi injury case be filed?
Nueces County injury suits are filed in the Nueces County Civil District Courts at the County Courthouse. Cases from San Patricio or Kleberg County are filed there.
Do I have to come to Houston?
No. The firm handles Coastal Bend cases by phone, video, and mail, and the firm comes to you when a meeting is needed.
Nearby
Also serving communities near Corpus Christi.
Office status
Serving Corpus Christi from Houston.
Corpus Christi clients are represented from the firm’s two Houston offices. Everything is handled by phone, video, and mail, and the firm travels to Corpus Christi for meetings, depositions, and court.