Wrongful Death

Death claims after a north-side wreck

When a wreck on US 281, Loop 1604, or Stone Oak Parkway takes a life, 16.003 generally gives two years from the day of death, not from the day of the wreck if death comes later. Chapter 71, section 71.004 names who may bring the death case, and 71.021 is the survival action for the estate. Opening a carrier file, or paying a funeral invoice, does not start that lawsuit.

That death-claim guide on this directory walks through those statutes, the coverage questions, and the government-notice dates that can sit beside the two-year window. Get the crash report from the department named on the officer’s card, and use the official TxDOT purchase path when that path applies. A later Bexar County case is often filed with the District Clerk at the Paul Elizondo Tower, 101 W Nueva, Suite 217.