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How important are car seats for child passengers?

Unrestrained Child Passenger Dies in Fatal Accident

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.

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What do you do if you are injured as a passenger in an auto accident?

23-Year-Old Passenger Injured and Abandoned on Far West Side

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.

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Failure to yield the right of way is a common cause of auto accidents across Texas.

Man and Woman Killed in Southeast-Side Collision

A man and a woman were killed in a side-impact collision on Sunday, July 2, 2023, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.

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Rollover accidents often have tragic consequences.

19-Year-Old Man Dies in Rollover Accident

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.

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33% of all line-of-duty deaths for police officers involve a motor vehicle

Squad Car Collision Sends Two Officers to the Hospital

Two officers were hospitalized early Thursday morning at around midnight responding to a call about an officer in trouble, according to a News4SA report.

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Head-on collisions often have tragic consequences.

Head-On Collision Near Beorne Kills 5

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.

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Road rage is a serious problem for Texas drivers.

Police Arrest Man Suspected of Road Rage Shooting

According to a San Antonio Express-News report, Darwin Gamez, 26, was arrested and charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after turning himself in to the police on June 18, 2023. The man he reportedly shot was an unidentified 36-year-old man in a white sedan outside of a car dealership on the 8300 block of Bandera Road, according to the police report. He was wounded in the shoulder and was taken to the hospital in stable condition. Gamez’s bail is set at $75,000, and police are investigating the matter as a possible case of road rage.

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Who is at fault in a multi-vehicle accident in Texas?

Three-Car Pile-Up Leaves Girl in Critical Condition

A 3-car pile-up left a girl in critical condition on the far West Side of San Antonio on Saturday, June 3, 2023, according to a San Antonio Express-News report. According to the report, the accident happened on the 9200 block of Potranco Road at around 10:30 p.m. A vehicle was making a lane change when it cut in front of another vehicle that was also attempting a lane change. Those two vehicles collided with one another, and the vehicle in the back was struck by another vehicle from behind as a result. The accident resulted in only one reported injury, a girl whose age is unknown, and she was transported to a local hospital in critical condition after being freed from the mangled vehicle by firefighters.

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Carabin Shaw attorneys know what to do for your child injury case.

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.

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High-speed accidents almost always end in serious injuries.

Four Children in Critical Condition, Woman Dead in High-Speed Crash

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.

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