In Missouri City, 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 Missouri City 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 Missouri City
Where do Missouri City fatal crashes happen?
Fatal Missouri City crashes tend to happen at speed on SH-6 and Beltway 8, and on darker stretches of US-90A at night.
Fatal Missouri City crashes tend to happen at speed, on SH-6 through Sienna, on Beltway 8, and on darker stretches of US-90A at night. For the family, a wrongful death claim in Texas belongs to the spouse, children, and parents, and the estate can bring a survival claim for the person’s own losses before death. The firm handles these cases with care, and the family pays no fee unless there is a recovery. Most Missouri City cases are filed in Fort Bend County, and the investigation records come from the responding agency.
Corridors where Missouri City wrongful death cluster
- US-90A at Texas Parkway
- SH-6 at FM 1092
- Fort Bend Parkway at Beltway 8
- Beltway 8 at US-90A
- FM 1092 Murphy Road at Cartwright Road
- SH-6 at Sienna Parkway
What to do now
What should you do after a fatal crash in Missouri City?
- Get examined the same day. Memorial Hermann Sugar Land Hospital and Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital handle the serious wrongful death injuries from Missouri City; 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 Fort Bend Parkway Toll Road and US-90A (South Main and Gulf Freeway corridor), where scenes are cleared within minutes.
- Get the Missouri City crash report. Missouri City Police Department crash reports (Texas form CR-3) can be requested through the city and bought through the TxDOT Crash Report Online Purchase System once they are submitted. A crash on the Fort Bend Parkway or Beltway 8 may have been worked by a different agency, which the report request will show. 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. Missouri City wrongful death suits are filed in the Fort Bend County district courts, Justice Center, 1422 Eugene Heimann Circle, Richmond, or Fort Bend County Courts at Law depending on the crash location.
- Call the firm. Missouri City clients are handled from Houston by phone, video, and mail, and the firm travels to Missouri City for meetings, depositions, and court. The consultation is free.
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Common questions
Missouri City wrongful death questions
Who can bring a wrongful death claim after a Missouri City crash?
The surviving spouse, children, and parents. The estate brings any survival claim.
Where is a Missouri City wrongful death case filed?
Usually in Fort Bend County at the Justice Center in Richmond, or in Harris County if the crash happened in the city’s Harris County part.
Can the family recover funeral expenses?
Funeral and burial costs are generally recovered through the estate’s survival claim, together with the person’s medical bills and pain before death.
What if a commercial truck caused the death?
The claim can reach the trucking company, and exemplary damages may be possible if gross negligence is proved. Commercial policies are usually larger than personal ones.