Lakeway, TX Bicycle Accident Lawyer

A driver looking at a phone is a lethal threat to a cyclist who is small, quiet, and easy to miss. SMB Law, PC proves distraction and holds the driver accountable after a Lakeway bike crash.

On the TX-71 and Lakeway-area roads, many bicycle crashes happen because a driver was texting or scrolling and simply never saw the rider until it was too late.

Where a Lakeway bicycle accident claim is handled

Lakeway is in Travis County, so a lawsuit is filed with the Travis County District Clerk at the Civil and Family Courthouse on Guadalupe Street in Austin — close to our office. Most claims resolve with the insurer before that point.

Distracted driving and the cyclist it hurts

A driver looking at a phone instead of the road is a lethal threat to a cyclist, who is small, quiet, and easy to miss even at full attention. Many bike crashes on the roads around Lakeway happen because a driver was texting, scrolling, or otherwise distracted and never saw the rider until impact. Texas bans texting while driving, and a violation is strong evidence of negligence — but proving distraction takes work. Phone records, the vehicle’s data, witness accounts, and any nearby camera footage can establish that the driver was not paying attention. Because a distracted driver often cannot explain how the crash happened, the physical evidence and the timeline become critical. We move quickly to preserve a distracted driver’s phone and vehicle data after a Lakeway bicycle crash, before it disappears, and build the proof that the driver’s inattention — not the cyclist — caused the collision.

Preserving the proof of distraction

Distraction cases around Lakeway are won or lost on evidence that fades fast. We send preservation demands for the driver’s phone records and the vehicle’s event data early, before they are deleted or overwritten, and we canvass the crash location for doorbell, business, or traffic cameras that may have captured the moments before impact. Witnesses who saw the driver’s head down are valuable, and the physical evidence — no braking, a straight-line impact into a visible cyclist — often tells the story on its own. A driver who was not watching the road usually cannot explain the crash, and assembling that record is what converts a ‘I never saw them’ into clear proof of negligence.

Decades of Texas injury experience on your side

Bicycle cases come with a built-in bias against the rider, and answering it takes experience. You work directly with attorney Shane M. Boasberg, who has represented injured Texans for more than two decades and has been licensed by the State of Texas since 2003. He knows how Central Texas insurers and juries view cyclists, how to document a serious injury, and how to push back on the assumptions used to discount these cases. You get a lawyer who has done this many times — not a case manager reading from a script.

Working with us from Lakeway

Our office is in downtown Austin, an easy reach from Lakeway. We handle most consultations and case updates by phone and video, and there is no fee unless we recover for you. If travel is difficult, we can also come to you.

Why injured cyclists choose SMB Law, PC

• Direct attorney access — you talk to Shane, licensed since 2003, not a call center.
• No fee unless we recover — bicycle-injury cases are handled on a contingency basis.
• Honest advice and transparent terms explained before you commit.

What working with us looks like

1. Free consultation to understand what happened and the law that applies.
2. Investigation — we preserve evidence, obtain the crash report, and identify every insurer.
3. Negotiation or court — we settle when the offer is fair and litigate when it is not.
4. Recovery paid out and medical liens resolved so you keep more of it.