Spring is an unincorporated community with no city government, and most of it sits in Harris County, so most Spring injury cases are Harris County cases, filed at the Harris County Civil Courthouse at 201 Caroline in downtown Houston. The part of Spring north of Spring Creek is in Montgomery County, and a wreck there can be filed in Conroe instead. A Texas injury suit can also be filed where the at-fault driver lived when the wreck happened, or where a company defendant has its main Texas office (Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.002).
Which county hears your case decides which judges and which jury pool you get, and adjusters factor that into what they offer. Spring sits right on the line, so we look at exactly where you were hit and who hit you before we file.
Call (713) 664-4000. The consultation is free, and there’s no fee unless we recover for you. If we don’t recover, you don’t owe us for case expenses either. If an insurance adjuster calls, don’t give a recorded statement until you’ve talked to us.
Wrecks on I-45 and FM 2920 in Spring
I-45 splits Spring down the middle, and the stretch between FM 1960 and the Grand Parkway carries heavy commuter and freight traffic at all hours. The Hardy Toll Road runs parallel to the east, and the Grand Parkway crosses both near the ExxonMobil campus at Springwoods Village. Off the freeways, FM 2920, Louetta Road, Cypresswood Drive and Kuykendahl Road carry school and commuter traffic through a string of busy intersections, with long waits at the lights and a lot of rear-end crashes.
Because Spring has no city police department, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office and Harris County Constable Precinct 4 work most crashes on the Harris County side. North of Spring Creek, Montgomery County deputies and constables take over. Whoever writes the report, the insurer treats it as the starting point, so we get the dashcam and bodycam footage when it exists and compare the officer’s diagram with the damage on the cars.
A lot of 18-wheelers run I-45 and the Hardy. When one hits you, the trucking company’s logbooks, maintenance files and the truck’s electronic data can show what the driver won’t admit, and federal rules only require some of it to be kept for months. We send a demand to preserve those records right away. See our 18-wheeler accident page.
Getting treated after a Spring wreck
HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest, on FM 1960 near I-45, is a Level II trauma center, and so is Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center a few exits north. The most serious injuries go to the Level I trauma centers in the Texas Medical Center. Don’t tough it out at the scene. If something hurts the next morning, get seen that day, because a gap between the wreck and your first doctor visit is the first thing an insurer points to.
What pays for a Spring injury
Adjusters love to put a share of the blame on the person who got hit, because it costs you. Your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault, and over 50 percent you get nothing (Civil Practice and Remedies Code §§ 33.001, 33.012). We answer that with the physical evidence.
The other driver’s policy is usually the smallest piece. Texas only requires $30,000 per injured person and $60,000 per crash (Transportation Code § 601.072), so we go past the driver’s own policy to the vehicle owner’s and the employer’s. If a truck or a rideshare car was involved, that company’s coverage is on the table too.
Your own policy can pay too. You have uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage unless someone named on your policy rejected it in writing, and it pays when the other driver has no insurance or not enough (Insurance Code § 1952.101). Your personal injury protection pays medical bills and lost wages no matter who caused the wreck (Insurance Code § 1952.155). Texas insurers have to put it in every auto policy unless someone named on the policy turned it down in writing (§ 1952.152). The standard amount is $2,500 per person, and plenty of policies carry more. Riding as a passenger? The PIP on that car covers you too, unless someone named on that car’s policy turned it down in writing (§§ 1952.151, 1952.152).
The hospital’s bill isn’t the number that counts. You recover what was actually paid or is still owed for your care, not the full amount billed (Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.0105).
Drunk drivers and unsafe property in Spring
We also take cases for people hit by drunk drivers or hurt riding in an Uber or Lyft. We handle falls and other injuries on unsafe property too. If a business invites you in, it owes you reasonable care, which means fixing hazards it knew about or should have known about, or warning you about them. See our premises liability page.
How long you have after a Spring wreck
In most Spring cases the deadline to file suit is two years from the injury (Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.003). If your claim is against a government body, like Harris County over one of its vehicles or a school district like Spring ISD or Klein ISD over a bus crash, the Tort Claims Act requires notice within six months (§ 101.101), and we always send it in writing. The Act also caps what you can recover from a county or school district at $100,000 per person (§ 101.023).
What we’ve recovered in truck and Uber cases
Our clients include one rear-ended by a commercial truck driver who was following too closely ($2.95 million settlement) and one riding in an Uber when another car hit it ($50,000). See all of our settlements and verdicts. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Talk to us about your Spring case
Jay Blass Cohen was born and raised in Houston and has practiced here since 2009. We take injury cases in Harris and Montgomery counties, and we prepare every one as if it’s going to trial. If you were hurt a little farther north or west, see our The Woodlands and Tomball pages. Wrecks inside Houston are covered on our Houston car accident page.
Call (713) 664-4000. Dashcam video around here gets recorded over in days, so call this week if you can.
Reviewed by Jay Blass Cohen, founder of Blass Law PLLC, ACS-CHAL Forensic Lawyer-Scientist, certified Drug Recognition Expert, and SFST instructor, serving Houston since 2009. This article is general information, not legal advice for your situation. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.