In Friendswood, when a crash caused by someone else kills a family member, the spouse, children, and parents can bring a wrongful death claim under Texas law for lost support, companionship, and mental anguish. Owsley Law Firm handles Friendswood wrongful death from its Houston offices, comes to you, and charges no fee unless it wins. Call before you speak with any insurer.
Wrongful Death in Friendswood
Where do Friendswood fatal crashes happen?
Fatal Friendswood crashes most often involve high speed on the farm-to-market roads at night or a pedestrian on a road without sidewalks.
Fatal Friendswood crashes most often involve high speed on the farm-to-market roads at night, or a pedestrian struck on a road without sidewalks. When a family loses someone, Texas law gives the spouse, children, and parents a wrongful death claim and gives the estate a survival claim. Because Friendswood sits in both Galveston and Harris counties, where the crash happened decides where the case is filed. The two-year deadline generally runs from the date of death, and the family pays no fee unless there is a recovery.
Corridors where Friendswood wrongful death 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
What to do now
What should you do after a fatal crash in Friendswood?
- Get examined the same day. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, Webster (Level II trauma) and UTMB Health Clear Lake Campus, Webster (Level II trauma) handle the serious wrongful death injuries from Friendswood; an urgent care visit the same day is enough to start the record if you are not transported.
- Photograph the vehicles, the road, and your injuries where it happened, especially on FM 518 (Friendswood Drive) and FM 528 (Parkwood Avenue), where scenes are cleared within minutes.
- Get the 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.
- Report the crash to your own insurer, but give no recorded statement to the other driver’s carrier until you have counsel.
- Know where the case goes. Friendswood wrongful death suits are filed in the Galveston County district courts, Justice Center, 600 59th Street, Galveston (the Galveston County part of the city), or Harris County Civil District Courts, 201 Caroline (the Harris County part of the city) depending on the crash location.
- Call the firm. Friendswood clients are handled from Houston by phone, video, and mail, and the firm travels to Friendswood for meetings, depositions, and court. The consultation is free.
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Common questions
Friendswood wrongful death questions
Who can bring a wrongful death claim after a Friendswood crash?
The surviving spouse, children, and parents of the person who died.
Is a Friendswood wrongful death case filed in Galveston or Houston?
It depends on which county the crash happened in.
What if a pedestrian was killed on a Friendswood road without sidewalks?
Drivers must watch for pedestrians, and fault can be shared. The family can recover as long as the person who died is not found more than 50 percent responsible.
What does a wrongful death claim cover?
Lost financial support and household services, loss of companionship, and mental anguish for the family. The estate’s survival claim covers the person’s own medical bills, pain, and funeral costs.