{"id":5660,"date":"2026-10-27T15:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/?p=5660"},"modified":"2026-10-27T15:22:06","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T20:22:06","slug":"driver-blames-sun-glare-after-striking-15-year-old-pedestrian-in-converse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/driver-blames-sun-glare-after-striking-15-year-old-pedestrian-in-converse\/","title":{"rendered":"Driver Blames Sun Glare After Striking 15-Year-Old Pedestrian in Converse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_5661\" style=\"width: 451px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5661\" class=\" wp-image-5661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/iStock-2225371895-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Man behind the wheel shields his eyes from bright sunlight. A candid driving scene that captures the atmosphere of a sunny road trip.\" width=\"441\" height=\"294\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/iStock-2225371895-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/iStock-2225371895-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/iStock-2225371895.jpg 724w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 441px) 100vw, 441px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-5661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Are drivers responsible if sun glare causes an accident?<\/p><\/div>\n<h1 data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">15-Year-Old Converse Girl Hospitalized After Driver Strikes Her From Behind, Citing Sun Glare<\/h1>\n<p>According to a KSAT News report, a 15-year-old girl was hospitalized after a driver struck her from behind in Converse on Monday morning.\u00b9<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carabinshaw.com\/news\/driver-blames-sun-glare-after-striking-15-year-old-pedestrian-in-converse\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Driver Blames Sun Glare After Striking 15-Year-Old Pedestrian in Converse\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are drivers responsible if sun glare causes an accident? 15-Year-Old Converse Girl Hospitalized After Driver Strikes Her From Behind, Citing Sun Glare According to a KSAT News report, a 15-year-old girl was hospitalized after a driver struck her from behind in Converse on Monday morning.\u00b9 Continue Reading \u203a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[476,304],"tags":[8515,2306,8517,188,8532,6527,8534,8513,8535,8514,8521,8525,8528,8523,8518,8530,8533,8531,8527,745,3418,8522,8519,8520,8516,4682,8524,8526,8529],"class_list":["post-5660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-child-injury","category-pedestrian-accidents","tag-15-year-old-girl-struck-by-car","tag-call-shaw","tag-canterbury-lane-accident","tag-carabin-shaw","tag-child-injured-by-vehicle","tag-child-pedestrian-accident-texas","tag-civil-liability-without-traffic-ticket","tag-converse-pedestrian-accident","tag-converse-personal-injury-lawyer","tag-converse-texas-car-accident","tag-driver-blinded-by-sun","tag-driver-negligence-sun-glare","tag-fall-driving-hazards-texas","tag-impaired-visibility-car-accident","tag-kerry-brook-drive-accident","tag-morning-sun-glare-accident","tag-pedestrian-accident-no-citation","tag-pedestrian-accident-without-sidewalk","tag-poor-visibility-driving-safety","tag-san-antonio-pedestrian-accident","tag-san-antonio-pedestrian-accident-attorney","tag-sun-glare-accident-liability","tag-sun-glare-car-accident","tag-sun-glare-pedestrian-accident","tag-teenage-pedestrian-injured","tag-texas-child-injury-lawyer","tag-texas-pedestrian-injury-claim","tag-texas-transportation-code-545-351","tag-winter-sun-glare-driving"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Driver Blames Sun Glare After Striking 15-Year-Old Pedestrian in Converse &#8212; 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