Port Arthur Personal Injury Lawyer: Car Accident and Refinery Injury Attorney

Port Arthur Car Accident Lawyer for Wrecks on Highway 73, 82 and Memorial Boulevard

TxDOT recorded 1,504 crashes in Port Arthur in 2025. Much of it comes down to a few corridors where plant traffic, port trucks and everyday drivers share the road at the same hours.

Source: TxDOT, 2025 crash data.

Where Port Arthur drivers get hit

• Highway 73 (Hwy 73 / Spur 93): the main route between Port Arthur, Winnie and I-10. High speeds, long stretches without lighting, and 18-wheelers heading to and from the plants. Head-on and rollover wrecks here are often severe.

• Highway 82 and the MLK Bridge lead to Pleasure Island and Louisiana; the Rainbow Bridge carries Highway 73/87 across the Neches River toward Bridge City. Steep approaches and narrow lanes leave little room for error.

• Memorial Boulevard (US 69 Business) and Highway 69/96/287: the commercial spine of the city. Rear-end and left-turn crashes at the signals near the shopping centers, Lamar State College and the Medical Center of Southeast Texas.

• Twin City Highway (SH 347) and Gulfway Drive: the commute between Port Arthur, Groves, Port Neches and Nederland. Shift changes at Motiva, Valero and TotalEnergies send thousands of vehicles through here within the same half hour.

• 9th Avenue, Jimmy Johnson Boulevard and FM 365: red-light and side-impact crashes near the medical district and the newer retail on the west side.

• Sabine Pass and Highway 87: workers commuting to the LNG terminals and Sabine Pass drive a two-lane highway with no shoulder in places.

Why plant-town wrecks are different

Many Port Arthur crashes involve a work truck, a contractor's vehicle or a commercial pickup. That can mean a company insurance policy, not a personal one, which may change what a claim could be worth and who is responsible. It may also mean the other driver's employer starts working the claim before you leave the hospital. We look at every vehicle in the wreck to find every policy that may apply.

Types of car accident cases we handle in Port Arthur

• Rear-end collisions in shift traffic

• Head-on and lane-departure wrecks on Highway 73 and Highway 87

• Intersection and red-light crashes on Memorial Boulevard and Twin City Highway

• Drunk-driving crashes, including dram shop claims against bars that overserved

• Hit-and-run and uninsured or underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) claims

• Rideshare, delivery and company-vehicle crashes

• Motorcycle, pedestrian and bicycle collisions

• Wrongful death after a fatal crash

If the other driver's insurer has already called you, do not give a recorded statement before you talk to a lawyer. Call 1-877-HIT-MEUP. We may handle both the injury claim and the property damage claim so you are not fighting two adjusters at once.

Port Arthur Refinery Injury and 18-Wheeler Accident Lawyer

Port Arthur is home to the Motiva refinery, one of the largest in North America, along with Valero Port Arthur, TotalEnergies Port Arthur, the Sabine Pass LNG terminals and the port itself. Thousands of operators, contractors and truck drivers move through these sites every day. When something goes wrong, the injuries are often serious and the companies involved are large.

Plant and refinery injuries

If you were hurt on a plant site as a contractor or a worker for a third-party company, you may have a claim against someone other than your employer. Workers' compensation, if your employer carries it, may cover only part of what you lost. A separate claim against a negligent contractor, equipment maker or site owner may cover losses that workers' compensation does not, but coverage, reimbursement rights and who controlled the work can affect the claim. Common cases include:

• Burns and chemical exposure during turnarounds and unit startups

• Falls from scaffolds, ladders and elevated platforms

• Crush injuries from equipment, cranes and rigging

• Explosions and fires

• Injuries caused by another contractor's crew

These cases move fast. Site owners and their insurers typically begin investigating the same day. Evidence can be cleaned up, repaired or gone within hours. Call us early so we can send preservation letters before that happens.

18-wheeler and commercial truck wrecks

Tanker trucks, flatbeds and container haulers run between the plants, the port and I-10 around the clock. A crash with a commercial truck is handled differently than a wreck with a passenger car. Federal rules govern driver hours, truck maintenance and cargo, and the trucking company's insurer may have a team working the case within hours. We know how to request the driver's logs, the electronic control module data and the dash-camera footage before they disappear.

For a deeper look at how we handle truck cases, see our 18-wheeler accident page.

Maritime and port injuries

Workers injured on vessels, docks or offshore may have claims under the Jones Act or the Longshore Act rather than Texas workers' compensation. If you were hurt at the Port of Port Arthur or on the water, tell us how you were hurt and where. The right law could make a significant difference in what your case may be worth.

Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Port Arthur and Mid-County

• Slip, trip and fall (premises liability): grocery stores, apartment complexes, hotels along Highway 73 and Memorial Boulevard, and plant-site walkways.

• Wrongful death: fatal crashes, plant explosions and workplace deaths. Spouses, children and parents may bring a claim under Texas law.

• Motorcycle accidents: riders on Highway 87 to Sabine Pass and the Pleasure Island causeway.

• Pedestrian and bicycle injuries: crossings on Gulfway Drive, 9th Avenue and near Lamar State College.

• Hurricane and storm-related injuries: contractor negligence, unsafe repairs and falling debris after a storm.

• Drunk-driving crashes and dram shop claims: the bar or store that overserved may share responsibility.

Not sure if your case fits? Tell us what happened. A lawyer tells you honestly whether we may be able to help.

What to Do After a Car Accident or Injury in Port Arthur

• Get medical care the same day. The Medical Center of Southeast Texas at 2555 Jimmy Johnson Boulevard has a 24/7 emergency department. Baptist Hospitals of Southeast Texas and Christus St. Elizabeth also have emergency departments in Beaumont. Adrenaline hides injuries, and a gap in treatment is the first thing an adjuster points to.

• Call the police and get the report number. Port Arthur Police Department handles crashes inside the city; Jefferson County Sheriff and Texas DPS cover Highway 73, Highway 87 and the county roads. Officers generally have ten days to submit a reportable crash report to TxDOT; the time it takes to become available online can vary. We can pull it for you.

• Photograph everything. Both vehicles, the plates, the road, skid marks, the signal, your injuries and any company logo on the other vehicle. If it was a work truck, photograph the DOT number on the door.

• Get witness names and phone numbers. Shift traffic means plenty of witnesses, but they are gone in minutes.

• Do not give a recorded statement to the other driver's insurer. You can report the crash to your own insurer, but keep it to the basics.

• Do not sign anything from a plant, contractor or employer without a lawyer looking at it. An incident report or a release signed the same day could affect your claim.

• Keep every bill, every work note and every text with the adjuster. Lost wages from missed shifts, overtime and per diem may be recoverable if they are documented.

• Call a Port Arthur injury lawyer early. Camera footage from businesses on Memorial Boulevard and Twin City Highway is often overwritten within days. The sooner we send a preservation letter, the more evidence we may be able to keep.

How Texas Law Affects a Port Arthur Injury Claim

Texas is an at-fault state. The driver or company that caused the wreck is responsible for the harm. Texas uses modified comparative fault with a 51 percent bar. You may recover as long as you are not more than 50 percent at fault, and your recovery is reduced by your share. Adjusters try to push your share up; part of our job is to push it back down with the evidence.

What you may be able to recover

• Medical bills, past and future, including surgery, therapy and follow-up care

• Lost wages, including missed shifts, overtime and turnaround pay

• Loss of earning capacity if you cannot return to the same work

• Pain and suffering, mental anguish and physical impairment

• Disfigurement

• Property damage to your vehicle

• In a wrongful death case, loss of companionship, support and funeral costs

• Punitive damages in some cases involving drunk driving or gross negligence

Deadlines

Most Texas injury claims have a two-year deadline. Wrongful death claims generally run two years from the date of death. Claims against a city, county or state agency may also need written notice within six months, sometimes much sooner under a city charter. Do not wait to find out which deadline applies to you.

Texas government claim notice law

Insurance minimums

Texas's minimum liability limits are $30,000 per injured person, $60,000 for injuries in one crash, and $25,000 for property damage. A serious Port Arthur wreck can exceed that in the first emergency room visit. That is why we look for every policy: the other driver's, the employer's if it was a work vehicle, and your own uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage.

Why Port Arthur Clients Call The Huff Law Firm

The Huff Law Firm is a Black-owned firm. Port Arthur has deep communities, from the West Side to El Vista to Port Acres, and a long history of plant work passed down through families. Korey Huff built this firm so clients have a lawyer who listens to them and fights like it is his own family.

You talk to the lawyer. Not just an intake screener, not just a case manager. Lawyers handle your case.

We are built for the hard ones. Commercial policies, refinery contractors, trucking companies and their insurers. Korey Huff prepares cases for trial when the offer is wrong.

We come to you. Port Arthur is about 90 minutes down I-10 from our Houston office. We meet clients at home, at the hospital or anywhere in Mid-County. Most of the work happens by phone, text and email anyway.

No attorney fee unless we win. Free case review, 24/7. If we do not recover money for you, you do not owe us an attorney fee.

Awards. Million Dollar Advocates Forum; National Trial Lawyers: Top 100 (2020).

Port Arthur Car Accident and Injury FAQ

Talk to a Port Arthur Injury Lawyer Today

You tell us what happened. A lawyer tells you honestly whether you may have a case and what it could be worth. Free case review, 24/7. No attorney fee unless we win.

Call 1-877-HIT-MEUP (877-448-6387).

Serving Port Arthur, Nederland, Groves, Port Neches, Bridge City, Sabine Pass and all of Jefferson County. Houston based. Serving injured Texans.

The Huff Law Firm, 1 Riverway Dr, Ste 1700, Houston, TX 77056. Also see our Beaumont personal injury page and Beaumont car accident page.