In Friendswood, 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 Friendswood cases from its Houston offices, comes to you, and charges no fee unless it wins. Call before you give any recorded statement.
Serving Friendswood
Texas experience applied to Friendswood roads.
Friendswood is split between Galveston and Harris counties, and almost all of its traffic runs on two-lane and four-lane farm-to-market roads, FM 518 and FM 528, that connect it to Pearland, League City, and I-45.
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 Friendswood roads so dangerous?
Friendswood has no freeway of its own. Its traffic moves on farm-to-market roads, FM 518, FM 528, and FM 2351, that were widened over time but still have driveways, school zones, and left turns along their length. That puts commuters headed for I-45, Beltway 8, and Pearland onto the same roads as families driving to school and church.
The corridors where Friendswood crashes cluster
- FM 518 Friendswood Drive at FM 2351
- FM 528 Parkwood Avenue between FM 518 and I-45
- FM 2351 Edgewood Avenue toward Beltway 8
- I-45 at FM 528
- FM 518 between Friendswood and Pearland
- FM 518 at FM 528 downtown
Crashes common in Friendswood
A driver turning left from FM 518 into a shopping center is hit by an oncoming pickup.
A teenager driving to school on FM 528 is rear-ended by a commuter rushing toward I-45.
A driver crossing FM 2351 from a side street pulls out in front of a motorcycle.
Local knowledge
Which roads, courts, and hospitals shape a Friendswood case?
Friendswood is one of the few Houston-area cities split almost evenly by a county line, so the first question in a Friendswood case is which side of the line the crash happened on. That decides whether the case is filed in Galveston or in Houston. Serious injuries usually go to the Level II trauma centers in Webster or to Memorial Hermann Southeast.
Highways and corridors
- FM 518 (Friendswood Drive)
- FM 528 (Parkwood Avenue)
- FM 2351 (Edgewood Avenue)
- I-45 (Gulf Freeway)
- Beltway 8 (Sam Houston Tollway)
- Pearland Parkway
Where cases are heard
- Galveston County district courts, Justice Center, 600 59th Street, Galveston (the Galveston County part of the city)
- Harris County Civil District Courts, 201 Caroline (the Harris County part of the city)
- Galveston and Harris County Courts at Law
Trauma and hospital care
- HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, Webster (Level II trauma)
- UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus, Webster (Level II trauma)
- Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital (Level II trauma)
- Memorial Hermann Pearland Hospital
Communities served
Downtown Friendswood, Wedgewood Village, Polly Ranch, Forest Bend, West Ranch, Sunmeadow, Pearland, League City, Webster, Clear Lake, Alvin, Southbelt
Cases we handle in Galveston County
What accident cases do we handle in Friendswood?
Next step
Hurt in a crash in Friendswood? Call before the insurer does.
713-275-6900 or request a free case review. No fee unless we win.
Friendswood questions
Friendswood car accident questions
How do I get my Friendswood crash report?
Friendswood Police Department crash reports (form CR-3) can be bought through the TxDOT Crash Report Online Purchase System after the department submits them. The firm gets the report for clients at no charge.
Is a Friendswood crash a Galveston County or Harris County case?
It depends on where the crash happened. Friendswood sits in both counties, so a crash in the Galveston County part is filed at the Galveston County Justice Center, and a crash in the Harris County part is filed in Houston.
Which hospital treats serious Friendswood crash injuries?
The nearest designated Level II trauma centers are HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake and UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus in Webster, and Memorial Hermann Southeast in Houston.
Can I meet the firm in Friendswood?
Yes. The firm meets Friendswood clients at home or at the hospital, and the Sawyer Street office is about 35 minutes north.
Nearby
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Office status
Serving Friendswood from Houston.
Friendswood clients are represented from the firm’s two Houston offices. Everything is handled by phone, video, and mail, and the firm travels to Friendswood for meetings, depositions, and court.