{"id":5491,"date":"2026-05-13T16:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/?p=5491"},"modified":"2026-05-13T16:10:34","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T21:10:34","slug":"suspected-medical-episode-likely-cause-of-major-head-on-collision-on-the-west-side","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/suspected-medical-episode-likely-cause-of-major-head-on-collision-on-the-west-side\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspected Medical Episode Likely Cause of Major Head-on Collision on the West Side"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5492\" style=\"width: 409px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5492\" class=\"wp-image-5492\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2223170430-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"medical episode car accident Texas, head-on collision San Antonio, seizure while driving accident, heart attack while driving crash, West Commerce accident San Antonio, South General McMullen crash, driver medical emergency liability, car accident caused by medical condition, seizure disorder driving accident Texas, medication impaired driving Texas, diabetic emergency driving crash, stroke while driving accident, unforeseeable medical emergency defense, Texas car accident lawyer, medical condition crash liability Texas, Call Shaw, Carabin Shaw, San Antonio injury attorney medical episode, can you sue after medical episode crash, Texas head-on collision lawyer\" width=\"399\" height=\"266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2223170430-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2223170430-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/iStock-2223170430.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 399px) 100vw, 399px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5492\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sudden medical episodes cause thousands of car accident deaths per year.<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 data-section-id=\"1v38b08\" data-start=\"422\" data-end=\"498\">Major Head-on Collision on the West Side Likely Caused by Medical Episode<\/h1>\n<p data-start=\"500\" data-end=\"654\">According to a report from <span class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"><span class=\"whitespace-normal\">News4SanAntonio<\/span><\/span>, a woman likely suffered a medical episode before a major crash last Saturday afternoon.\u00b9<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/suspected-medical-episode-likely-cause-of-major-head-on-collision-on-the-west-side\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Suspected Medical Episode Likely Cause of Major Head-on Collision on the West Side\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudden medical episodes cause thousands of car accident deaths per year. 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