San Antonio, TX — June 8, 2024, Octavio Perea was injured as the result of a truck accident at around 6:49 a.m. along Interstate 35.
Preliminary details about the accident say that it happened along northbound lanes of the interstate near El Paso Street.
According to officials, 46-year-old Octavio Perea was in a Lincoln going along I-35. For reasons unclear, authorities say a Freightliner truck crashed into Perea from behind. As a result, Perea sustained reportedly serious injuries. No other injuries were reported.
Right now, additional details about the crash are unclear.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
People often think a crash like this is straight-forward just because rear-end collisions are usually due to things like distracted driving, speeding, or following too closely. While those are common factors, it can be just as important to know what caused a crash as it is to know why it happened. Here’s what I mean by that.
With any commercial vehicle accident, it’s important to consider the role a driver’s employer may have played in the crash. Many companies engage in negligent behavior that makes a serious crash all but inevitable. For example, was this driver rushing to meet an unreasonable deadline? Were they not properly qualified to operate a commercial vehicle? Do they have a history of reckless driving? Did the accident involve mechanical issues which happened due to poor maintenance?
Simply put I’ve handled hundreds of commercial vehicle accidents, and many of them involved negligent employers whose actions were just as complicit in getting someone hurt or killed as the reckless drivers involved in the crashes. So if authorities here have only limited their investigations to the crash itself, they could be letting someone off the hook for their role in a serious accident.
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