BANDERA COUNTY, TX — A head on collision claimed the lives of two drivers and sent one person to the hospital just outside Bandera County, Texas on Thursday, May 8th, 2014, according to a news article from My San Antonio.
Police have said that they believe 19-year-old Erin Wilson was hurt when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was struck head-on by a vehicle that was driving the wrong way on Highway 173.
Scene of the Accident
Erin Wilson was taken by EMS personnel to a nearby hospital with unspecified injuries. The driver of the wrong-way vehicle was identified in the report as Mario Moreno, who was killed in the crash along with the driver of the other vehicle, identified as Cody Adams.
Officials from the Texas Department of Transportation is currently in charge of the crash investigation.
Commentary:
In the event you ever find yourself in an accident like this one, knowing how fault is decided could give you an edge over anybody else involved. In the State of Texas, we use a system of contributory negligence, otherwise known as ‘comparative fault’ where a jury is given all the facts and evidence surrounding an accident, and the jury does their best to take the guesswork out of the hands of accident investigators and victims locked in a he-said-she-said conundrum. This is where an independent accident investigation can shift the tide of a case, and add to the evidence that could have otherwise been incomplete or incorrect. For the majority of people finding the truth behind what happened is the most important, which can reveal who was truly responsible for an accident.
–Grossman Law Offices
