Brownsville – McAllen – Padre Island Boating Accident Attorney

The Attorneys at O'Hanlon, McCollom & Demerath are ready to assist you if you've been injured on a boat and the injury was caused by someone else's negligence.

Contact us anytime for a free case evaluation from a boating accident lawyer experienced with handling serious injury cases. There is no fee unless we win your case so you don't need to pay us up front.

Texas has a large amount of ocean shoreline, and many square miles of inland water we can boat and fish on. Our state is rich in natural resources, but with those resources and those who use them come the inevitable boating accidents. In recent years, the prevalence of boats on Texas waterways has drastically increased. While the number of boating fatalities has been decreasing over recent years, hundreds of people still are injured or killed in recreational boating accidents.

Reasons for South Texas Boating Accidents

There are numerous causes of boating accidents, but a great many of them are preventable. The majority are caused by operator inexperience or inattention. Reasons for boating accidents include:

• Lack of experience for boat operators
• Recklessness/careless boat operation
• Operator inattention
• Operating at an unsafe speeds
• No proper lookout

Another serious cause of boating accidents is due to the consumption of alcohol while operating a boat. This accounts for nearly one-third of all recreational boating fatalities, and is, in fact, the number one cause of boating accident deaths. Because the effects of alcohol are magnified while on the water, intoxicated boaters are more than ten times as likely to be killed in a boating accident because of diminished coordination, dehydration, susceptibility to hypothermia, and impaired judgment.

Types of recreational boating accidents may include:

• Capsizing
• Falling overboard
• Collisions with another vessel or structure
• Fire
• Sinking, flooding
• Explosions
• Disappearance of a vessel or passenger

If you have been injured on the water, contact our law firm to learn more about your rights.