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Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard San Antonio

Posted by Beth Janicek
January 03, 2008 10:24 AM

On Wednesday morning, a charter bus crashed injuring over forty people passangers and killing one. The charter bus was coming from Monterrey, Mexico when the crash occurred. Four passengers were air lifted to San Antonio hospitals and others were treated at near by hospitals. The Texas Department of Public Safety is still investigation the crash. The driver has given conflicting statements to...

Posted by Beth Janicek
January 02, 2008 9:20 AM

Diane Rosenbaum was on her way home when she was killed by a San Antonio Fire Department brush truck. It was about 6:45 p.m. when the truck had pulled into a Wells Fargo parking lot. When the truck began to leave, the driver did not see Ms. Rosenbaum and hit her. Ms. Rosenbaum's body was left in the street and the wheelchair was still pinned under the truck. Mr. Rosenbaum was decapitated. ...

Posted by Beth Janicek
December 31, 2007 12:52 PM

Although fewer people were killed this year in alcohol-related car wrecks in San Antonio, the police arrested more drivers on charges of drunken driving according to information provided by the San Antonio Police Department. In 2007, there have been 50 deaths related to drunken driving and 4,359 arrested for drunken driving. In 2006, there were 59 deaths related to drunken driving and 4,284...

Posted by Beth Janicek
December 28, 2007 11:28 AM

A San Antonio man who police said caused a fatal car crash was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault. Silvino Arroyo remained jailed due causing a car wreck. According to police, Mr Arroyo collided with another car when he was turning left and struck another car. Guadalupe Zavala, 54, and two others in the vehicle that Arroyo struck were taken to...

Posted by Beth Janicek
December 24, 2007 11:13 AM

On Saturday two people were killed in a head on collision. The accident was possible caused by a driver falling asleep and crossing into oncoming traffic. Neccia Hoskins tried to avoid the accident by moving to the shoulder.

Posted by Beth Janicek
December 12, 2007 1:02 PM

Yesterday, Lily Bravo was killed in a car crash on 1604. Her car was hit by a pickup hauling a trailer around 6 a.m. The vehicles rolled and hit another truck. Ms. Bravo died and the pickup driver was taken to University Hospital by helicopter.

Posted by Beth Janicek
October 23, 2007 11:08 AM

Seven elderly people from La Fuente Adult Daycare Center were killed on Monday after a Pontiac Grand Am smashed into the van they were riding in. The adult day care center's van was carrying ten people. The severity of the wreck caused the van to roll over and eject three passengers. Preliminary reports were that the driver of a four-door Pontiac Grand Am failed to yield to the van after making...

Posted by Beth Janicek
October 15, 2007 2:56 PM

On September 24, 2004, an 18-wheeler crossed the median and slammed into two cars. Ten people were killed and two others injured. Five of the people killed were roofers in a pickup truck that was torn in half by the 18-wheeler. The other five, were a mother, three children and their grandmother. The driver, Mr. Jozwiak was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to 10 counts of...

Posted by Beth Janicek
October 10, 2007 8:22 AM

A family woke up to a truck crashing into their home. The truck went through the backyard, into their home and came to a stop in Branded T's business. The driver was arrested at the scene for driving while intoxicated. According to police, 20-year-old Caesar Requena lost control of a 1998 Chevrolet Crew Cab, while going over railroad tracks on South Presa Street just before 3 a.m. For more...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
October 09, 2007 8:42 PM

A woman from Kerrville was killed in a car accident on Thursday. The single vehicle accident happened just outside of Llano on Texas 16. The driver of the SUV drove into the guardrail. The victim's 2007 GMC Acadia drifted to the right of the roadway, hit a guardrail and stopped in a ditch. Coates, who was wearing a seat belt, died at Llano Memorial Hospital about an hour after the Thursday...

Posted by Beth Janicek
October 03, 2007 9:47 AM

In March 2006, Walter Browning was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with an 18-Wheeler near Waco.Mr. Browning was riding a 2003 Honda Shadow around 3 p.m. when the 18-wheeler, changed lanes, struck Mr. Browning and knocked him off his motorcycle.Browning, a 13-year Army veteran and former security guard, lost four fingers on his left hand and can no longer walk without assistance...

Posted by Beth Janicek
September 28, 2007 3:00 PM

On September 27, 2007, Raymond Campos, 24, was killed due to a head-on crash on Texas 27 in Kerr County. Around 6:50 a.m., Mr. Campos was traveling west on Texas 27 when his vehicle crossed the center line and was hit truck. The truck driver was treated for lacerations at Sid Peterson Hospital and Mr. Campos was pronounced dead at the scene. If you have been injuried in a car wreck, please...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 26, 2007 7:57 PM

A car accident in Swissvale injured three people on Sunday. A man from San Antonio was cited for careless driving and failing to provide proof of insurance. He was driving westbound when he crossed the double yellow line and struck another vehicle. The wreck was on U.S. 50 about a mile east of Swissvale.Richards reported Costello made an unsuccessful attempt to swerve away from an eastbound...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 21, 2007 1:30 PM

Two truck drivers were killed on Loop 410 in San Antonio on Thursday after they collided head-on. The truck accident involved an 18-wheeler and a concrete truck. The concrete truck had a tire blow out and the driver lost control of the vehicle. The truck crossed the median at Loop 410 and East Southcross and crashed into a Wal-Mart 18-wheeler around 3 p.m.A white four-door car carrying...

Posted by Shannon Weidemann
September 12, 2007 12:21 PM

A family from San Bruno that was traveling on Highway 101 in Sonoma County got into a single-car accident. There were four people in the car. Two people were seriously hurt, one person suffered minor injuries, and the driver of the car was not hurt. The injured were taken to a local hospital to be treated for their injuries. According to the CHP, the Ford was traveling in the No. 1 lane...

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