Head-On Collision Left Two Injured in San Antonio

San Antonio, TX (3/23/2020) – Two people are now injured after a deadly head-on collision in San Antonio Saturday.

The accident happened when a woman in a black car was driving erratically on the wrong side of FM 78. She slowed down when a deputy turned on their lights but then she immediately made a left turn and ended up colliding into an SUV head-on.

The driver of the SUV was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the black car was taken to SAMMC with multiple injuries and had to be extricated out of her car. She faces Intoxication Assault charges.

Crash investigators will review all factors that may have led up to the accident and police reports will be made available in fourteen days.

Personal Injury Lawyers, Sutliff & Stout

According to Texas law, an Intoxication Assault involves a person who commits an offense if the person, by accident or mistake, operates a motor vehicle in a public place while intoxicated, by reason of that intoxication causes serious bodily injury to another.

Serious bodily injury means an injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious permanent disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.

Because the woman was left with serious injuries, and the driver is seen to be negligent while behind the wheel, it’s important to seek legal assistance who handles cases of negligence and intoxication assault. Call personal injury attorneys Sutliff & Stout at (713) 987-7111 or send us an email to discuss your car accident injury case.

Source: News 4 San Antonio