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San Antonio
San Antonio is the 7th most populated city in the U.S. and the second most populated city in the state of Texas. The Greater San Antonio metropolitan area has a population of over 2.27 million. San Antonio is the home of the famous San Antonio Spurs basketball team. The Annual San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo is hosted in the city as well, which is one of the largest livestock shows in the country.
Major Roadways
- Interstate 10 is referred to as the McDermott Freeway when heading northwest to El Paso, Phoenix, and Los Angeles, and Jose Lopez freeway where it heads east to Seguin, Houston, and New Orleans.
- Interstate 35, or the Pan Am Expressway, runs south to Loredo and north to Austin.
- Interstate 37, or the Lucian Adams Freeway, runs southeast towards Corpus Christi.
- Interstate 410, or Connally Loop, is a 53-mile inner beltway around the city.
- U.S. Route 90, or the Cleto Rodriguez Freeway, goes west to Uvalde, Del Rio, and Van Horn.
- U.S. Route 281, or the McAllister Freeway, travels north to Johnson City and Wichita Falls, and south to Pleasanton.
- State Highway 151, or the Stotzer Freeway, runs through Westover Hills and provides access to SeaWorld.
- State Highway Loop 1604 is a 96-mile outer beltway that encircles San Antonio.
Other Transportation
- San Antonio has 136 miles of bike lanes, paths, and routes for cyclists.
- VIA Metropolitan Transit offers bus transportation within the city, with 89 regular bus routes and two street car routes.
- Amtrak provides service to the San Antonio Amtrak Station, where both the Texas Eagle and Sunset Limited Routes pass through.
- San Antonio is home to two airports: San Antonio International Airport, which is the 6th busiest in Texas, and Stinson Municipal Airport, which is owned by the city and functions as a reliever airport.
Go here to learn more about San Antonio accidents including:
- San Antonio aircraft accidents;
- San Antonio pedestrian accidents;
- San Antonio car accidents;
- San Antonio bicycle accidents;
- San Antonio truck accidents;
- San Antonio train accidents;
- San Antonio drunk driving accidents;
- San Antonio bus accidents;
- San Antonio motorcycle accidents.
Major hospitals in San Antonio:
- Methodist Hospital;
- University Hospital;
- Baptist Health System;
- Saint Luke's Baptist Hospital;
- Children's Hospital of San Antonio.
San Antonio legal information for accident victims
After someone has been injured or killed in a motor-vehicle crash in San Antonio, many decisions need to be made immediately and questions need to be answered. For example, how much of the medical costs will be covered by the insurance policy? How does PIP insurance help with medical bills immediately? What if the at-fault driver has no insurance?
Where to find legal assistance after a San Antonio injury accident
After a serious crash, it is crucial to get help from a San Antonio personal injury lawyer who understands the local regulations and legal standards, who knows the issues related to insurance policies, and who can handle all aspects of an insurance claim so the injured person can focus on recovery. If someone is killed in a collision, an experienced San Antonio wrongful death attorney will launch a claim that will begin the process of financial recovery for the family members left behind. Learn more here about what a good San Antonio personal injury lawyer can do to help.
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Most recent accident reports
Just after 6 p.m. a Suburban was going northbound on the access road of Loop 410 and Old Pearsall Road. After crossing the intersection, the man and woman in the front two seats were seen arguing by a witness, according to police.
A man is dead and four others were taken to the hospital after an overnight wreck on the city's northwest side.
A driver died early Sunday in a crash that sent his engine flying across two lanes before his car burst into flames.
A portion of Interstate 10 was closed overnight while emergency responders' cleared the roadway of flaming wreckage.
An overturned tractor-trailer resulted Thursday afternoon in the closure of both northbound and southbound ramps from Interstate 35 to westbound Interstate 10 near downtown.
A man, 24, died Monday after his Acura crossed Loop 1604, smashed into three cars and burst into flames.
A crash between an SUV and an 18-wheeler on Southeast Loop 410 Monday night caused the tractor-trailer to roll off an overpass, landing overturned on the ground below, fire officials said.
A young girl died at an area hospital Wednesday after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run accident at the Austin Pointe apartment complex in north San Antonio, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
I-10 Westbound lanes are closed at Medical Dr. due to fatal accident around 6:45 Tuesday night.
Westbound traffic is being diverted to access roads.
Interstate 37 has reopened after a pileup between Loops 1604 and 410, according to the Bexar County Sheriff's Office.
The highway was closed for several hours, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
Dense fog may be to blame for several car wrecks that spurred the shutdown of Interstate 37 on the far southeast side Thursday, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
A woman died late Wednesday night when she flew off a motorcycle on East Southcross Boulevard.