[09-25-2021] Bexar County, TX – A Man Pinned Inside A Vehicle After A Major Accident In San Antonio

One person was trapped in their vehicle after a major accident on the Southwest side late Monday night.

According to the police report, a black SUV rear-ended a white car on Highway 90 near Marian, causing both vehicles to spin out and collide with a third vehicle before colliding with a tree.

The white sedan’s driver was cut out of the car and transported to SAMMC with non-life threatening injuries.

The driver, a woman, of the black SUV was not injured, but is in custody and currently being held on suspicion of intoxication.

Driving While Intoxicated/Driving Under The Influence Statistics

Alcohol is a substance that reduces the function of the brain, impairing thinking, reasoning and muscle coordination. All these abilities are essential to operating a vehicle safely. Driving after drinking is deadly. Yet it still continues to happen across the United States. If you drive while impaired, you could get arrested, or worse — be involved in a traffic crash that causes serious injury or death.

Approximately one-third of all traffic crash fatalities in the United States involve drunk drivers (with BACs of .08 g/dL or higher). In 2019, there were 10,142 people killed in these preventable crashes. In fact, on average over the 10-year period from 2010-2019, more than 10,000 people died every year in drunk-driving crashes. Every day, about 28 people in the United States die in drunk-driving crashes — that’s one person every 52 minutes.

In 2019, these deaths reached the lowest percentage since 1982 when NHTSA started reporting alcohol data — but still 10,142 people lost their lives. These deaths were all preventable. In every state, it’s illegal to drive drunk, yet one person was killed in a drunk-driving crash every 52 minutes in the United States in 2019.

Driving drunk doesn’t always yield terrible consequences, but when there are consequences, they are severe. Approximately 10.22% of Texas residents have been involved in a drunk driving crash at some point in their lives. 24.14% of Texas drivers who have driven drunk have been charged with a DWI or DUI. Approximately 13.79% of drivers who have driven drunk have served jail time for doing so.

Bexar County Wrongful Death Attorney for Victims of Car Wreck

The attorneys at Arash Law have helped hundreds of accident victims throughout Texas earn the compensation they deserve. Our attorneys can investigate your accident, help you determine the full value of your claim, and develop a compelling case to ensure you get what is rightfully yours. Contact our lawyers today by calling (888) 398-4017 or filling out online contact form to schedule a free initial consultation.