Del Rio, TX — August 14, 2025, a teenage girl was injured in a car accident at about 10:05 p.m. on U.S. Route 277 Business/State Highway Spur 239.
A preliminary accident report indicates that a 2018 Chevrolet Silverado ran a stop sign on Alderete Lane and collided with a southbound 2017 Nissan Altima. A parked 2012 Chevrolet Malibu was damaged in the crash as well.
A passenger in the Nissan, a 14-year-old girl, was seriously injured in the crash, according to the report. The 54-year-old woman who was driving suffered minor injuries.
The Silverado driver was not hurt, the report states.
Authorities have not released any additional information about the Val Verde County crash at this time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
Moments of sudden chaos on the road often leave behind more questions than answers. When young passengers are seriously hurt, the need to understand every contributing factor becomes even more urgent. These incidents demand not just routine investigation, but a deliberate effort to uncover what really happened and why.
Did the authorities thoroughly investigate the crash? When a driver runs a stop sign, the initial cause can seem obvious. But that doesn’t mean the work ends there. Investigators need to go further by examining whether the vehicles’ paths were reconstructed, whether any security or traffic camera footage was reviewed and whether each driver’s behavior leading up to the crash was fully scrutinized. Especially when a young passenger is seriously hurt, it’s fair to ask whether investigators took the time and used the tools needed to truly understand the dynamics of the collision. Not every agency has the same level of crash reconstruction training, and that can lead to critical oversight.
Has anyone looked into the possibility that a vehicle defect caused the crash? Even when one vehicle appears to have clearly violated traffic laws, that shouldn’t exclude the possibility that something went wrong mechanically. If the driver who ran the stop sign reported any issues, like brake failure or steering problems, those claims should be met with a full mechanical inspection of the vehicle. Crashes like this sometimes reveal subtle problems that only come to light when someone takes a close look at the hardware and systems under the hood.
Has all the electronic data relating to the crash been collected? Modern vehicles can tell investigators a lot: how fast they were going, whether brakes were applied and how long before impact the driver reacted. But that information doesn’t just appear; someone has to retrieve it. The same goes for phone records, navigation data or nearby surveillance footage. If those steps haven’t been taken yet, crucial details may be slipping away that could explain how this crash unfolded.
Asking deeper questions isn’t just about finding fault. It’s about understanding how a serious injury could occur under these circumstances, and what might have prevented it. Every serious crash deserves that level of attention, especially when it impacts someone so young.
Key Takeaways:
- A full crash reconstruction can reveal more than just who had the stop sign.
- Mechanical inspections are essential, even when human error seems obvious.
- Data from vehicles, phones and nearby cameras could fill in missing pieces.
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