Overnight Rollover Kills One in San Antonio
Details about the Fatal Rollover
KSAT 12 News in San Antonio is reporting that a man was killed in an early morning rollover accident in San Antonio on the far north side of the city, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.
Police have stated that the single car accident was reported at about 2:30 a.m. Thursday, and happened along the southbound lanes of Highway 281 and Overlook Parkway.
When authorities arrived at the scene of the accident, they found that the driver, who was in his 20s, lost control of his vehicle and drove off the roadway. He then hit a tree and a utility pole before the vehicle rolled multiple times onto Baptist Emergency Hospital property.
According to deputies, there were no other passengers in the vehicle at the time of the accident.
The name of the victim has not been released at this time, but an investigation into the accident remains ongoing at this time.
Important Information about Motor Vehicle Accidents
According to the Department of Transportation, there are thousands of wrongful deaths of people involved in motor vehicle accidents every year in the state of Texas:
- In 2014, there were a total of 3,534 people who were killed in motor vehicle accidents in the state of Texas.
- During the same year, there were an additional 13,675 serious injury accidents resulting in 17,152 people seriously injured in the state of Texas.
- There were no deathless days on Texas roadways in 2014.
