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.
Children are especially vulnerable to dog attacks.
According to a KSAT News report, a thirteen-year-old boy had to be airlifted to the hospital after being mauled by his father’s pit bulls in his home.
Drowning children often go unnoticed because of how quietly it normally happens.
According to a San Antonio Express-News report, a little on the Southwest side drowned in an above-ground pool at a family gathering yesterday.
Auto accidents are a leading cause of death for children in the United States.
According to a KSAT News report, a man was arrested after injuring a man and two children with his vehicle after running a red light on the Southwest Side of San Antonio.
How important are car seats for child passengers?
According to a Kens5 News report, a three-year-old boy was killed in a car accident after a reckless driver crashed into a utility pole on July 2, 2023.
Who is responsible for animal strikes on Texas roads?
According to a Fox 29 news report, a late-night rollover accident in South Texas left one Louisianna woman and her unborn child dead after their vehicle struck an alligator in the road.
Roughly 704 child pedestrians die every year in the United States.
A man and two of his children were sent to the hospital after a pedestrian accident last night, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.
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.
Apartment fires can have serious consequences.
According to a San Antonio Express-News report, an apartment fire broke out at around 1:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, that forced thirty residents to evacuate. The Villa Hermosa apartments at 327 N. Flores St suffered at least $30,000 worth of damage before firefighters were able to put out the flames, and one man was rushed to the hospital in critical condition due to smoke inhalation. He later died at the hospital and was identified as 69-year-old Gilbert Dauphina. Officials still do not know what caused the fire, and no other injuries were reported.
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.
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