Losing someone in a truck crash changes everything at once. While you are grieving and planning a funeral, you may also be fielding calls from insurers and wondering how your family will manage financially. Our fatal truck accident lawyer serving Lubbock, TX can take the legal work off your hands and pursue the compensation the law allows your family.
Omega Law Group Accident & Injury Attorneys represents families after deadly commercial vehicle crashes. You will have your lawyer’s personal cellphone number, so your family can reach us directly whenever questions come up.
To learn more about how we handle commercial vehicle cases, talk with a truck accident lawyer serving Lubbock on our team in a free consultation.
Fatal Truck Crashes on Lubbock-Area Highways
A Lubbock personal injury lawyer at Omega Law Group begins every fatal crash case by reconstructing where and how the collision happened. Large trucks travel Interstate 27, U.S. Highway 84, U.S. Highway 87, and Loop 289, carrying freight, farm loads, and oilfield equipment through the South Plains.
In 2025, Lubbock County recorded 279 crashes involving a commercial motor vehicle, which killed 4 people and caused 12 suspected serious injuries, according to TxDOT crash data as of April 2026. Statewide, those crashes killed 528 people that year.
Who Can File a Wrongful Death Claim in Texas?
A wrongful death claim in Texas can be filed by the surviving spouse, children, and parents of the person who died under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 71.004. They can file together or separately, and the claim benefits all of them.
Some families assume any close relative can bring the claim, but Texas law does not extend it to siblings, grandparents, or other relatives. If none of the eligible family members file within three months of the death, the estate’s executor or administrator generally must bring the claim unless all of them ask that it not be filed.
The estate may also have a separate survival claim under§ 71.021. That claim covers losses the person who died could have pursued if they had lived, such as medical bills and pain suffered before death.
Wrongful Death and Survival Claims Cover Different Losses
Texas separates the losses your family suffered from the losses your loved one suffered. A wrongful death claim may seek compensation for:
- Lost financial support and the value of household services
- Loss of companionship, love, and comfort
- Mental anguish suffered by surviving family members
- Lost inheritance the person who died would likely have left
A survival claim, by contrast, can include medical expenses from the crash, funeral and burial costs, and the conscious pain your loved one experienced before passing. Both claims are often pursued in the same lawsuit.
When a death results from gross negligence, such as a trucking company knowingly keeping a dangerous driver on the road, the spouse and children may also seek exemplary damages under § 71.009. Texas caps those damages, so the strength of the evidence matters.
What is the Deadline to File a Fatal Truck Accident Lawsuit in Texas?
The deadline to file a fatal truck accident lawsuit in Texas is generally two years from the date of death under Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 16.003(b). That date may differ from the date of the crash if your loved one died days or weeks later.
Claims involving a government vehicle follow shorter rules. If a city, county, or state truck caused the crash, notice of the claim may be due within six months under § 101.101, and a city charter may set an even shorter period.
Waiting also affects the evidence. Trucking companies are not required to keep every record forever, so an early investigation can preserve what your family’s claim depends on.
Evidence in a Fatal Truck Crash Investigation
Fatal crashes trigger requirements that do not apply to every collision. Under 49 C.F.R. § 382.303, a motor carrier must drug and alcohol test a surviving truck driver after any crash involving a death, and it must document why if an alcohol test is not done within eight hours. Evidence that can matter in these cases includes:
- Post-crash drug and alcohol test results
- Electronic logging device data showing hours of service
- Engine control module data showing speed and braking
- Crash reports from the Lubbock Police Department or the Texas Department of Public Safety
- Autopsy findings from the Lubbock County Medical Examiner
Our Lubbock fatal truck accident attorney can send preservation letters to the trucking company within days and work with crash reconstruction professionals to explain what happened. Physical evidence at the scene and on the vehicles can change quickly once they are repaired or scrapped.
The trucking company’s insurer may contact your family soon after the crash, sometimes with an early offer. Signing a release can end your family’s claim, so it helps to have the offer reviewed before anyone signs.
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Who May Be Liable When a Truck Crash Turns Fatal
The truck driver is only one possible defendant. The motor carrier may be responsible for its driver’s conduct on the job, and it may also be liable for hiring, training, or scheduling decisions that put an unsafe driver behind the wheel.
Other parties can share fault. A shipper or loader may be responsible if improperly secured cargo shifted or fell, in violation of the federal cargo securement rules. A maintenance shop may share liability for failed brakes, and a manufacturer may be responsible for a defective part.
Texas divides responsibility among everyone whose conduct caused the death. Under § 33.001, recovery is generally barred if your loved one was more than 50% at fault and reduced by any smaller share, so insurers often try to shift blame onto the person who died.
How Our Lubbock Fatal Truck Accident Lawyers Help Families
Families who work with Omega Law Group’s fatal truck accident lawyers serving Lubbock can let us handle the investigation, the insurers, and the court filings. In one truck v. bicycle wrongful death case, Omega Law Group recovered $8,500,000 for a client. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes.
Omega Law Group’s team includes a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, an invitation-only organization of experienced trial lawyers and judges. Attorneys at Omega Law Group are also members of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.
Since 2016, Omega Law Group has grown to more than 20 attorneys across California and Texas. We can travel to meet your family, documents can be signed electronically, and Spanish-language assistance is available. You pay no attorney’s fees unless we recover compensation for you.
Talk With Us About Your Family’s Loss in Lubbock
No legal claim can make up for losing someone you love, but it can hold the responsible companies accountable and give your family financial stability. A fatal truck accident attorney serving Lubbock can protect your family’s rights while you focus on each other.
Contact Omega Law Group for a free, confidential consultation about your family’s case. We take calls 24/7. Let our family take care of your family.
