Motor Vehicle Accidents | InjuryBoard San Antonio

Two men were stopped on the shoulder of I-37 early Sunday morning to change a flat tire. Jonathon Gutierrez struck the men's parked vehicle injuring them. Jeremy Sanchez was thrown over the guardrail and broke his right thigh bone and Andrew Borego broke his left leg. Bond was set at $10,000 for Jonathon Gutierrez, 22. At the scene, Gutierrez appeared "dazed and confused," had bloodshot eyes...

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A study from the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine shows children ages 12-16 are more likely to die in a car crash than children younger than 12.Of the nearly 10,000 passenger deaths studied by the CHOP researchers, more than half (54.4 percent) were riding with a driver under age 20; nearly two-thirds were unrestrained; and more than three-quarters of the crashes occurred on roads...

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A drunk driver slammed his Dodge Ram into a police car on Sunday morning. Officer Matthew Belver was driving the police car when he was struck the by the truck and spun out and hit another vehicle. There were only minor injuries.The driver of the Dodge Ram was over the legal limit of alcohol and was arrested.If you or a loved one has ever been injured by a drunk driver or hurt while on the...

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On Friday night, a motorcyclist died after being hit by a PT Cruiser. The driver of the PT Cruiser jumped out of the car and ran from the scene of the accident. The driver of the motorcycle was killed and the police are still searching for the hit and run driver. If you have been injured due to a hit and run driver, please contact our office.

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A school bus crashed with several other vehicles Tuesday in Cottonwood, Minnesota killing four students. The first arriving motorists on the scene had to rush injured students to the hospital. The school bus was lying on it's side and kids were screaming on the bus. The ages of the children were from kindergarten to 12th grade and there were 28 students on the bus. Parents were instructed to...

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In Austin on Texas 71, three teens and five other people were injured when a Ford pickup truck hydroplaned into oncoming traffic and hit slammed into an Acura. Audrey Ducote, 17, Randall H. Hibler,17, and Lauren Hoffman, 16 were killed. Amy Wright, 43, Kathryn Powers, 17, Katherine Singleton, 17, Tammy Goodman, and Stephen Goodman, 7, were all injured.

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Early Saturday morning a drunk driver crashed into a car stopped on San Pedro Ave. The driver, Joseph Cortez, was intoxicated and witnesses reported seeing him racing on San Pedro. The crash killed Ana Ramirez, who was the passenger of the vehicle that was hit. Mr. Cortez was charged with intoxication manslaughter and intoxication assault.

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A Somerset school bus rolled over on Tuesday and hit a car killing the driver. The bus crash happened around 3:00 in the afternoon while taking the children home. There was fourteen children on the bus and five were taken to area hospitals. News 4 has learned that the accident happened after the school bus slowed to avoid hitting an 18-wheeler making a turn. The bus driver lost control and...

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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...

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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. ...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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...

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