In San Antonio, a person hurt in a car accident caused by someone else can recover medical costs, lost income, and pain under Texas law. Owsley Law Firm handles San Antonio car accidents from its Houston offices, comes to you, and charges no fee unless it wins. Call before you speak with any insurer.
Car Accidents in San Antonio
Where do San Antonio car accidents happen?
San Antonio car cases most often begin on the loops and their frontage roads, where drivers exit at speed into surface-street intersections. Bexar County civil cases are filed at the Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa.
San Antonio’s car crashes follow the loops. Loop 410 and Loop 1604 ring the city with frontage roads that feed high-speed traffic into signalized intersections, and the Northwest Side interchange at I-10 and 410 is one of the most crash-prone crossings in South Texas. Loop 1604’s long reconstruction on the north side produces daily lane-shift collisions near Stone Oak. The firm’s San Antonio car cases most often begin on those loops, on I-35 through the city, or on the West Side arterials like Culebra and Bandera.
Corridors where San Antonio car accidents cluster
- I-10 and Loop 410 interchange on the Northwest Side
- Loop 1604 at US-281 and the Stone Oak corridor
- I-35 between downtown and the Loop 410 north interchange
- I-37 and I-10 downtown interchange
- Culebra Road and Bandera Road on the West Side
- Loop 410 South at US-90 and Military Drive
Cases from San Antonio
What does a San Antonio car accident case look like?
An 18-wheeler on I-35 near Loop 410 jackknifes on a wet morning and takes out four cars; the carrier is based in Laredo and its insurer disputes everything.
What to do now
What should you do after a car accident in San Antonio?
- Get examined the same day. University Hospital (Level I trauma) and Brooke Army Medical Center (Level I trauma) handle the serious car accident injuries from San Antonio; an urgent care visit the same day is enough to start the record if you are not transported.
- Photograph the vehicles, the road, and your injuries where it happened, especially on I-10 and I-35, where scenes are cleared within minutes.
- Get the San Antonio crash report. San Antonio Police Department and Bexar County Sheriff reports are available through the TxDOT Crash Report Online Purchase System, usually within 10 days. The firm obtains it for clients at no charge.
- Report the crash to your own insurer, but give no recorded statement to the other driver’s carrier until you have counsel.
- Know where the case goes. San Antonio car accidents suits are filed in the Bexar County Civil District Courts, Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa, or Bexar County Courts at Law depending on the crash location.
- Call the firm. San Antonio clients are handled from Houston by phone, video, and mail, and the firm travels to San Antonio for meetings, depositions, and court. The consultation is free.
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Common questions
San Antonio car accident questions
Which San Antonio roads have the most car accidents?
Loop 410, Loop 1604, I-35, and I-10, particularly the I-10 and 410 interchange and the 1604 construction zones. Culebra and Bandera Roads lead the surface streets.
Where is a San Antonio car accident case filed?
In the Bexar County Civil District Courts at the Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa.
Is a crash on Loop 1604 or US-281 north of the city still a Bexar County case?
If the crash happened inside Bexar County, yes, and the suit is usually filed at the Bexar County Courthouse, 100 Dolorosa. Texas venue rules also allow filing in the county where the at-fault driver lives. A crash north of the county line on I-35 or US-281 may belong in Comal County instead, so the exact crash location on the report matters.
Who pays if a VIA bus hit my car in San Antonio?
VIA Metropolitan Transit is a public transit authority, so the claim falls under the Texas Tort Claims Act. Notice of the claim is generally due within six months, and the damages VIA can be made to pay are capped by statute. Any private driver who also caused the crash can be pursued separately, with no cap.