San Antonio, TX — December 8, 2024, Daisy Martinez was injured as the result of a car accident at around 12:50 a.m. along East Commerce Street.
Authorities said in preliminary statements that the accident happened in the area of East Commerce and Polaris Street.

According to officials, 26-year-old Daisy Martinez was a passenger in a Nissan Altima going southbound. A Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound. At the intersection, the vehicles reportedly collided with one another.
Due to the crash, Daisy Martinez was seriously injured. There did not appear to be any other injuries resulting from the crash. Additional details are unavailable.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
It stands out to me that only one person was reportedly injured here. Not just that, but they were apparently seriously injured. That may not stand out to most people, but experience has shown me this can occasionally be a sign something was wrong with the vehicle the victim was in.
Generally speaking, people in similar vehicles in the same crash will have comparable injuries. There can be exceptions to this, of course, depending on what physically happened in the crash. But it should be a clear sign to authorities to examine safety features like the victim’s seat belt or airbag. If something failed to prevent serious injuries, then the victim may have been harmed due to a defect rather than the crash itself.
Common or not, these are things which need attention, otherwise something crucial could slip through the cracks. If nothing else, those affected by a crash deserve to know they’re getting the whole story.