Contact the Texas Injury Lawyers at Denena & Points with Information on Thursday Morning’s Fatal, Foggy Atascosa County Crash

The goal of the Texas injury lawyers at Denena & Points is justice for accident victims and their families. Contact us if you have information about fog conditions at the time of the wreck or other details that would help obtain justice for the victims of Thursday morning’s fatal, foggy Atascosa County crash. You can reach us by filling out our online “Get Help Now” contact form or calling us toll free at 281-369-4363.

Head-on Collision in Fog between Two Pickup Trucks Takes Two Lives

Just after 6:30 a.m. in Atascosa County on Texas 16 south of FM 140, a southbound Chevy pickup truck tried to pass another traveler in the fog. The Chevy pickup then collided head on with a Ford F-350 pickup truck. And another southbound vehicle ran into the two-truck collision.

The 40-year-old driver of the Chevy pickup died at the tragic head-on collision scene. A Houston man, 57, that was a passenger in the Chevy pickup truck, was also fatally injured in the crash. Two other Chevy passengers and the drivers of the other two vehicles involved in the Texas 16 wreck received rush transport to the hospital with serious injuries.

Reportedly a fog advisory was in effect at the time of the head-on collision between the two pickup trucks. At 6 a.m., visibility was only one quarter of a mile at the nearby San Antonio International Airport. The hours of 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. on that Thursday morning saw 61 crashes reported to the San Antonio Police Department (SAPD). Five of the crashes were major wrecks. (For comparison, the SAPD normally only gets 120 minor and 10 major wrecks in an entire day.) (Source: Ana Ley, San Antonio Express-News, 11/1/12)

The Texas injury lawyers at Denena & Points offer sincere condolences to the families of the two men fatlly injured in Thursday morning’s crash. We hope for safe recoveries among the injured accident victims as well.

Know the Risks of Driving in Fog and Drive Safely

The National Weather Service points out that fog lingers longer in the fall than the summer because the sun rises later and at a more oblique angle. Police advise travelers to drive slower in limited visibility conditions and give themselves extra time to get to their destinations. In quarter-mile visibility, you might not see an obstacle until you’re almost upon it, so you should be traveling slower in order to be able to stop or avoid it.

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