Accident & Oilfield Lawyer in Asherton, Texas
A working town on the US-83 oilfield corridor, south of Carrizo Springs. More than 30 years serving South Texas workers.
Asherton is a small town in Dimmit County on US-83, about twelve miles south of Carrizo Springs. It grew as a farming community and it now sits in the middle of the Eagle Ford Shale — which means the traffic on its main road is mostly working traffic, and most of it is heavy.
The people who get hurt here are usually the people who live here: driving to a job, coming home from a shift, or riding in a work vehicle on a two-lane road that was never built for the weight it carries now.
We're 58 miles northwest in Eagle Pass and we handle Dimmit County cases regularly. Bilingual team, no fee unless we win, and your immigration status does not affect your right to file a claim.
Where crashes happen around Asherton
In Dimmit County the serious wrecks concentrate on the working roads:
Two-lane highway carrying oilfield trucks all day. Head-on collisions here almost always start as a pass that ran out of room.
Long, empty, fast stretches with lease entrances and no turn lanes. A loaded truck slowing to leave the highway is the classic high-speed rear-end setup.
Narrow pavement with soft caliche shoulders. Rollovers happen when a loaded truck drops a wheel off the edge and the driver overcorrects.
Crew trucks moving workers on unlit roads, with wildlife crossing. This is a recurring pattern in Dimmit County crashes.
Cases we handle in Asherton
Water trucks, sand haulers and tankers are commercial vehicles under federal safety rules, even on a county road. The company operating them is very often a contractor with its own insurance and its own policy limits.
Falls, equipment failures, pressure releases and vehicle strikes. If a company other than your employer caused it, you may have a third-party claim worth far more than workers' compensation alone.
The most severe wrecks in this county. Fault is usually contested, so we work the scene reconstruction rather than accepting the other driver's account.
When workers are hurt being driven to or from a job, there is often a claim beyond workers' compensation — and often several injured people at once.
Equipment injuries, chemical exposure and vehicle strikes. These cases frequently involve an employer, a grower and a labor contractor at the same time.
Two-lane head-on crashes and heavy-truck wrecks are the ones most likely to take a life. The spouse, children and parents can file.
What to do after a crash near Asherton
Dimmit County is rural. Help takes longer to arrive and evidence sits out in the open, so the first hours matter more here than in a city.
- 1Call 911. Texas DPS works US-83; the Dimmit County Sheriff's Office covers the county and lease roads.
- 2Get checked the same day, even if you feel fine. A gap in treatment is the first thing the insurance company uses against you.
- 3Photograph the truck's company name, USDOT number and plates. On a lease road that number is often the only way to identify who really owns the truck.
- 4Ask who owns the well site or the field. In oilfield and farm cases the responsible company is frequently not the one written on the truck.
- 5Don't give a recorded statement to any adjuster before you talk to a lawyer.
- 6Call us. We come to Asherton — you don't have to drive to Eagle Pass — and the consultation is free.
Local information
- Nearest hospital
- Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center, Eagle PassAbout 58 miles northwest; serious trauma is flown to San Antonio
- Who takes the report
- Dimmit County Sheriff's Office · Texas DPSDPS handles US-83; the sheriff covers county and lease roads
- Courts
- Dimmit County courthouse, Carrizo SpringsWhere Dimmit County injury lawsuits are filed, about 12 miles north
- Our office
- 513 N Ceylon St, Eagle Pass, TX 78852We come to you — no need to drive
Why Dimmit County families call us
In oilfield and farm work the company that caused your injury is usually not your employer. Finding it is what turns a small comp claim into a real case.
We know what a carrier keeps in its file and what has to be demanded in writing before it gets overwritten.
You pay nothing out of pocket. We only get paid if we win your case.
No health insurance? We connect you with doctors who treat you now and get paid from your final settlement.
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Frequently asked questions
Do you take cases in Asherton?+
Yes. Asherton and all of Dimmit County are part of our service area, and we'll come to you — you don't have to drive to Eagle Pass.
I got hurt on a lease. Doesn't workers' comp cover everything?+
Workers' comp covers your employer, but a well site usually has several companies working at once. If a contractor or the operator caused your injury, you may have a separate claim worth far more.
The crash was on a county road, not a highway. Does that change anything?+
No. A commercial truck is held to the same federal safety standards on a caliche lease road as on the interstate. What changes is that there are fewer witnesses, which makes acting quickly more important.
I don't have papers. Can I still file a claim?+
Yes. In Texas anyone injured by another's negligence can seek compensation regardless of immigration status, and your status is protected by attorney-client privilege.
Hurt near Asherton? Let's talk today.
Free, confidential consultation. No fee unless we win. Bilingual team available 7 days a week — and if you have no insurance, we'll get you to a doctor.
This page is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. Every case is different; past results do not guarantee future outcomes. Reading this content does not create an attorney-client relationship.