Head-on car accidents are highly dangerous. Since the vehicles move in opposite directions, their entire momentum goes into crushing the vehicles and injuring the occupants. According to the National Safety Council, these crashes rarely happen. But when they do occur, they are more likely to cause a fatal injury than almost every other crash type.
The injuries caused by a head-on collision can cause disabilities or death. A San Antonio head-on crash lawyer from George Salinas Injury Lawyers can help you pursue compensation.
Contact our law office at (210) 225-0909 for a free case evaluation with a skilled car accident attorney in San Antonio.
How Our San Antonio Car Accident Attorneys Can Help After a Head-On Collision
Since 2011, George Salinas Injury Lawyers has represented injured people in San Antonio, Texas, against those responsible for their injuries. Our San Antonio car accident lawyers have over 110 years of combined experience fighting for those injured by others’ actions.
If you suffer an injury in a head-on collision, our lawyers can provide the following:
- An evaluation of your claim and legal counsel regarding your options
- Thorough investigations and evidence-gathering as we build your case
- Aggressive negotiation to try to settle your claim without the time and cost of a trial
- A team with extensive courtroom experience, if the insurer refuses to settle
A car accident can leave you facing both physical and financial challenges. Contact George Salinas Injury Lawyers for a free consultation to discuss the compensation you can seek for the head-on collision you or a loved one experienced.
How Many Head-On Crashes Happen in San Antonio, TX?
According to the Texas Crash Records Information System (CRIS), San Antonio had 48,753 traffic accidents in 2022.
This number includes:
- Pedestrian accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Single-vehicle accidents
A narrow query focusing solely on multi-vehicle collisions reveals 34,072 crashes in which two or more vehicles collided. Of these, 464 involved a head-on collision between vehicles in motion. These numbers mean only a minuscule 1.4% of auto crashes in San Antonio happen when two vehicles collide head-on.
The Role of a Head-On Crash Lawyer in Your San Antonio Car Accident Case
Although head-on crashes do not occur frequently, they have a high injury rate. According to CRIS, 38% of head-on collisions in San Antonio in 2022 resulted in injury or death.
These crashes caused:
- 17 fatal injuries
- 45 incapacitating injuries that required an ambulance
- 139 minor injuries that caused visible wounds without incapacitating the victim
- 130 complaints of pain or other symptoms without a visible injury
In total, the city’s 464 head-on crashes injured or killed 331 motorists. The role of a head-on crash lawyer is to assist accident victims in pursuing financial compensation for the injuries they suffered. They also help the families of deceased accident victims seek compensation through a wrongful death claim.
Your lawyer must prove that your injuries resulted from someone else’s negligent or intentional actions. Some issues that arise in head-on crash cases include the following:
Identifying the Causes of the Crash
Head-on collisions happen due to wrong-way driving.
Examples of wrong-way driving include:
- Driving on the wrong side of the road
- Traveling in the wrong direction on a one-way road
- Going up an off-ramp
The reason a driver traveled the wrong way on a road will often determine their liability for the resulting injuries. For example, if the driver went the wrong way due to a lack of warning signs or weather-related visibility limitations, they may have caused the crash despite exercising due care. A claims adjuster or jury might clear the driver of any liability for the resulting collision.
But in other cases, the driver’s actions might have resulted from a failure to exercise reasonable care. Thus, ignoring or failing to spot a “One Way” sign might show that the wrong-way driver drove carelessly.
Other causes of head-on collisions include:
- Distractions
- Intoxication
- Fatigue
The law does not excuse a collision, even though you might understand how a crash could happen under these circumstances. Instead, a driver’s duty of care requires them to refrain from driving if they cannot do so safely.
Calculating Your Recoverable Damages
The damages recoverable in a personal injury claim include your economic and non-economic losses. These losses can include your past and future medical expenses and income losses. They can also compensate you for the diminishment in your quality of life due to pain, mental anguish, disability, or disfigurement.
If a loved one dies in a head-on collision, the family can pursue a wrongful death claim. The damages recoverable in a wrongful death lawsuit cover the family’s losses. These losses include the value of the deceased person’s earnings and household services.
The accident victim’s estate can also bring a survival action for the losses incurred by the accident victim and the estate. For example, the damages in a survival action could include any medical costs incurred by the victim before their death and the funeral expenses paid by the estate.
Schedule a Free Consultation With Our Experienced San Antonio Head-On Crash Attorneys
Head-on collisions can cause serious injuries or death. Contact George Salinas Injury Lawyers to learn about potential compensation after a head-on collision in San Antonio, TX.
