Texas Accident & Injury News
Drivers should take extra caution when a vehicle is disabled along the roadway.
Teenage Girl Standing Next to Disabled Vehicle on U.S. 281 Struck and Killed by Passing Traffic
According to a KSAT News report, an 18-year-old was tragically killed after experiencing car trouble early Saturday morning.¹
Police reported the accident happened at around 2:45 a.m. Saturday, October 17th, along U.S. 281 on the North Side of San Antonio. The 18-year-old girl, later identified as Ciana Saunders, was disabled in the traffic lane after her car experiened mechanical trouble.
A bystander helped the girl by pushing it into the shoulder, but when she stepped out of the driver’s side, she was struck by a passing vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver that struck her remained at the scene and was not found to be intoxicted. No criminal charges are expected to be filed.
Did You Know?
According to TxDOT data, there were 1,047 accidents involving a vehicle disabled in a traffic lane across Texas in 2025. Of those, 55 were fatal.²
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²TxDOT Crash Contributing Factors 2025