San Antonio authorities are investigating a fatal hit-and-run accident involving an 18-wheeler which left one woman dead.
About the Fatal Hit-and-Run Trucking Accident
According to KSAT, the San Antonio Police Department have arrested a truck driver they believe is responsible for a brutal accident that led to the death of a female victim. The truck driver fled from the crash site but was later located by authorities.
According to preliminary reports, the 18-wheeler struck the back of a Ford Fiesta while traveling in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 on May 22. The woman driving the Ford Fiesta was killed instantly.
Police located the abandoned truck in Rivercenter with remnants of the Ford Fiesta stuck to the vehicle.
The driver of the 19-wheeler, Justin Antwan Jackson, 29, was arrested shortly afer. According to police, Jackson clamed he tried to avoid the collision and admitted to fleeing the scene. He also told police that his employer had urged him to lie about his role in the accident.
Jackson is charged with Failure to Stop and Render Aid.
Trucking Accident Statistics
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2016:
- An estimated 433,000 police-reported traffic crashes occurred involving large trucks
- 4,317 people were killed in crashes involving large trucks
- Large trucks accounted for eight percent of all vehicles involved in fatal accidents
- An estimated 116,000 people sustained injuries in crashes involving large trucks
- Of the fatalities that occurred in large truck crashes in 2015, 84 percent were occupants of other vehicles or non-occupants, such as pedestrians or bicyclists
- About one out of every four fatal crashes involving a large truck occurs on an interstate highway
- States with the most fatalities in traffic crashes involving large trucks:
- Texas — 556
- California — 322
- Florida — 293
- Georgia — 179
- Illinois – 146
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