San Antonio, TX — November 21, 2024, Armando Marines was killed in a single-vehicle accident on Growdon Road.
According to authorities, the incident happened overnight on the 1400 block of Growdon Road, close to the JBSA-Kelly Field Annex. The exact time of the crash is unclear, but authorities were called at around 8:40 a.m., details say.
Preliminary information says that 32-year-old Armando Marines was in a Mercedes-Benz traveling along Growdon. The vehicle somehow lost control, causing the vehicle to crash. Armando Marines was fatally injured as a result. There were no other reported injuries.
The investigation is ongoing. No further information is currently available.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Little as I like saying it, I’m pretty used to seeing these bare-bones accounts of single-vehicle accidents. Authorities don’t often make them a high priority, and in some cases they’re just allowed to slip through the cracks without much further attention. Obviously that doesn’t sit well with people who lost a loved one and urgently need answers, so in many cases they reach out to us to help them fill in the blanks.
In all fairness to law enforcement, independent investigations aren’t magic. Sometimes there really isn’t much else to learn, or authorities got the story straight from the beginning. In situations like the one above, though, where speeding was quickly blamed, I hope someone will take the time to look into other possible factors. If the driver was speeding, how fast was he going? Was the road wet or hazardous? Did the vehicle blow a tire? Did it have defective or malfunctioning parts? Did its seat belts and airbags work as intended? Could the have been incapacitated in some way? Was he familiar with the area? Does that area see many similar accidents?
I’m not saying things have to be particularly complicated by the end of the investigation, but I am saying that investigation needs to at least consider them each in turn—if only to rule them out. Police may be all over that, but I admit to some concern that they’ll at most reach a “good enough” conclusion and move on. If in time the victim’s loved ones still have more questions than answers, maybe a second look will be needed to put more of the puzzle together.
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