Construction work on the highway can cause serious accidents if not done properly.
According to a KSAT News report, a construction accident led to the closure of U.S. 90 on the West Side yesterday, August 14, 2023.
Pedestrian accidents often have catastrophic consequences at interstate speeds.
According to a KSAT News report, a Seguin man is dead after being struck by two vehicles on I-10 after exiting his car on Thursday, July 28, 2023.
Faulty parts in a vehicle can cause catastrophic accidents.
According to a KSAT News report, a child suffered a serious laceration injury in an accident caused by faulty brakes on Saturday, August 12, 2023.
What do you do if you are injured as a passenger in an auto accident?
According to a News 4 San Antonio report, a 23-year-old woman was abandoned after being injured in a motorcycle accident on the Far West Side of San Antonio.
Rollover accidents often have tragic consequences.
According to a San Antonio Express-News report, a 19-year-old died, and his two passengers were injured in a single-vehicle rollover accident on July 2, 2023.
33% of all line-of-duty deaths for police officers involve a motor vehicle
Two officers were hospitalized early Thursday morning at around midnight responding to a call about an officer in trouble, according to a News4SA report.
Head-on collisions often have tragic consequences.
A fatal crash occurred at around 7 a.m. Monday, June 19, 2023, on the 900 block of Highway 87 North, according to a KENS5 news report.
Yielding to emergency vehicles is legally required for all motor vehicle operators.
An officer on a motorcycle was thrown from his bike, hit by a pickup, and then was dragged for a short way underneath it as it failed to follow another officer’s instructions to move over, according to a San Antonio Express-News report. The officer was attempting to make a lane change and move to the front of the procession from the back. The leading officer signaled the approaching pickup to remain to the right, but the pickup ignored the instruction heading straight and colliding with the officer. The officer was taken to the hospital with road rash injuries, lacerations, and possible back injuries and is expected to fully recover.
Carabin Shaw attorneys know what to do for your child injury case.
A 22-year-old man is dead after being hit head-on by a wrong-way driver at around 1 a.m. on May 30, 2023, according to a San Antonio Express-News report. The 39-year-old wrong-way driver was arrested and charged with intoxicated manslaughter, as well as two counts of driving while intoxicated with a child under 15, and two counts of injury to a child causing bodily injury-reckless, as he had two children in the pickup with him at the time. All of them were transported to the hospital with minor injuries after the crash, and the 22-year-old died of his injuries at the hospital.
High-speed accidents almost always end in serious injuries.
According to a Click 2 Houston news report, a 26-year-old woman is dead, and four children are in critical condition after losing control of her vehicle at around 11:30 p.m. on May 22, 2023, on I-45 in La Marque. Galveston police reported that the woman was speeding on I-45 when she struck the wall and flipped multiple times before falling off the bridge and onto the roadway below. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and the four children, 3 and 6 years old, are in the hospital in critical condition. It is unclear if the children were properly buckled or in car seats at the time of the crash.
Texas Accident & Injury News