Texas Accident & Injury News
Rollover accidents usually end in tragedy.
DWI Rollover Crash Damages 4 Parked Vehicles
According to a KSAT News report, a driver was arrested for drunk driving after he rolled his vehicle, crashing into parked vehicles early Wednesday morning.
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Woman Seriously Injured After Being Struck by Drunk Driver
Don’t take risks with alcohol. If you’re going to drink, don’t drive.
Woman Struck by Drunk Driver in Critical Condition
According to a KSAT News report, a woman was hospitalized in critical condition following an accident with a drunk driver while she was changing a tire on July 30, 2023.
Teen Arrested After Colliding With Officer
How can a DUI impact your teen’s life?
Teen Hits Police Vehicle to Avoid Traffic Stop
According to a San Antonio Express-News report, a teen driver was arrested after fleeing a traffic stop, only to strike another officer’s vehicle in an intersection.
Wrong-Way Driver Kills 1, Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter
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Man Killed and Children Injured in Wrong-Way Crash
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.
Gregg Simmons Arrested for Allegedly Driving While Intoxicated
First-time DWI offenders face steep penalties
First DWI Offense in Texas – What You Should Know
Gregg Simmons, a former KSAT News anchor, appeared in court yesterday for a DWI charge, according to a San Antonio Express-News report. The former news anchor was pulled over by police and arrested for reckless driving on January 27, 2023, after they received reports of a driver crawling down the road at 20 MPH and making frequent stops. The report further detailed that he struggled through a field sobriety test and was unable to recite the alphabet when requested. Vials of blood were drawn as the officers were unable to retrieve a breath sample.
Drunk Driving Increased at Fiesta This Year (2023)
Fiesta celebrations shouldn’t end in tragedy.
Drunk Driving Arrests Up Again During Fiesta
On April 23, 2023, at 4:15 a.m., a 23-year-old woman was pulled from her vehicle deceased after a single-vehicle accident where witnesses say she drove from the access road to I-10 West, hitting the barrier and landing on her roof, according to a KSAT News report. The police did not indicate that this was the result of drunk driving – however, the citizens of San Antonio are well aware that drunk driving incidents frequently end in tragedy like this for the perpetrator or their victims.
Don’t Drink and Drive This New Year’s Eve
Drink responsibly this New Year’s Eve
(December 30, 2022) New Year’s Eve is tomorrow, and with most of San Antonio back in full swing for the holidays, it’s set to be a night full of celebration and excitement for the coming New Year. Why spoil the fun with a DWI charge? New Year’s Eve is the worst holiday for drunk driving. Encountering drunk drivers is 116% more likely on New Year’s Eve and results in fatalities every year in San Antonio and throughout the United States. Make responsible choices a part of your New Year’s resolutions, and drink responsibly this holiday weekend.
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Tips on Staying Safe This Holiday Season
Enjoy safe drinking this holiday season
(November 27, 2022) The holiday season is upon us, and though it has been a historically dry year, rain is often seen in our holiday forecasts. But with the holidays comes stressed-out drivers and a spike in intoxicated drivers on the road, and the rain combined with these factors makes driving during this holiday season a risky business. However, driving cannot be entirely avoided. It’s been a stress-filled year for everyone, and that can make it easy to make a devastating mistake on the road. Let’s take a look at some of the most common traffic incidents happening on San Antonio roads and how to avoid them, so you and your family can enjoy a safe holiday season.
Safe Driving in the Rain
Drunk Driving on Halloween
(November 2, 2022) Driving on Holiday nights is always risky when it comes to intoxicated drivers on the road, but this is especially true for Halloween night. Getting seriously hurt or losing a loved one is not the spooky most people expect on this festive occasion. Unfortunately, recent statistics found that drunk drivers were involved in 44% of fatal crashes on Halloween weekend. When not fatal, accidents involving drunk drivers almost always involve severe injuries like Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), which can change the victim’s life forever. Fatal pedestrian accidents are also up on Halloween, and 23% of these accidents involved a driver or motorcyclist with a BAC of 0.08% or higher.
Spinal Cord Injury and Drunk Driving
Auto accidents are the leading cause of Spinal Cord Injury in the United States for those ages 16-30 and affect a staggering 450,000 people annually. They account for slightly less than half of all new cases of Spinal Cord Injury in the United States every year. Even more tragic is the fact that alcohol is involved 25% of the time. Additionally, half of these spinal cord injuries are complete, meaning that the victim permanently loses all feeling in the lower part of their body. Spinal cord injuries alter a person’s life forever – and the leading cause of this tragedy is an entirely preventable one. That’s scary.
Holidays and Drunk Driving in San Antonio
Drunk driving claims hundreds of lives every year in Texas
(September 6, 2022) San Antonio is ranked among the most deadly cities in the United States for drunk driving over the holidays. In an effort to prevent as much tragedy as possible, the TxDOT worked with law enforcement agencies across San Antonio to increase DWI patrols over Labor Day Weekend. Last year, the statewide fatality report due to drunk driving was a staggering 963 persons. Despite the increased efforts of law enforcement, two separate DWI incidents resulted in one pedestrian death in one night, September 3, 2022. Thousands of families are affected by drunk drivers every year, and law enforcement efforts can only do so much to stop drunk driving in Texas. In this article, we’ll talk about driving safely during the holidays and how to report drunk drivers when you see them on the roads.
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