Laredo, TX — February 12, 2024, Hector Montemayor was injured following a car accident around 2:25 a.m. on Bob Bullock Loop.
Initial details released about the accident say that it happened on southbound lanes of Bob Bullock Loop 20 near the intersection with East Corridor Lane.
According to officials, 21-year-old Hector Jesus Montemayor was in a Chevy Silverado going along Loop 20. For reasons unconfirmed right now, the vehicle went off-road and crashed into a road sign. Due to the collision, Montemayor sustained apparently serious injuries. They were serious enough that authorities mentioned not investigating possible citations at the scene.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
With injuries this serious, I can’t help but wonder if authorities ever actually followed up with the victim. It’s a challenge folks don’t often consider, but authorities tend to rely a lot on statements from witnesses and drivers involved in a crash. Well, if there are no witnesses, and the driver is taken to the hospital and can’t speak to the investigating officer, where does the officer get their information?
Too often, the answer is they go with their gut, and that often leads to authorities blaming victims without actually knowing the whole story. Prudent officers, of course, will both follow up with the victim to get their side of the story and gather as much evidence as possible to fill in the blanks. But it would surprise folks to see how many victims and families call us about incomplete or inaccurate reports just because an officer couldn’t get a statement at the crash scene. Hopefully nothing like that happened here.
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