Update (March 20, 2025): The driver who allegedly caused this accident has been charged with three counts of manslaughter.
UPDATE (October 31, 2024): The three people who died in this collision have been identified as Roger Waid (50), Patricia Waid (53), and their 14-year-old daughter.
Kendall County, TX — October 29, 2024, three people died and one was injured in a head-on collision on State Highway 46 West in Kendall County.
According to authorities, the incident happened shortly before 11:00 p.m. on the 500 block of Highway 46 West near Boerne. Preliminary investigation suggests a Ford F-250 pickup truck was traveling west when it crossed over the center line for unconfirmed reasons; later releases indicate the truck may have attempted to pass another vehicle in a no-pass zone. After entering the oncoming lane, the truck collided head-on with an eastbound Toyota Corolla.
The Corolla’s three occupants were pronounced dead at the scene. The Ford driver was transported to a San Antonio hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.
The investigation is ongoing. No further information is currently available.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
In my experience, people tend to write off accidents like this one because they assume authorities have everything under control. It’s always sad to see people lose their lives, of course, but the general feeling is that a crossover crash has a simple explanation—someone moved over the center line, so that person has to be wholly at fault…right? That seems to be the going narrative in Kendall County, where police say the crossover driver was trying illegally pass someone, but whatever the preliminary theories it’s still important to be sure of the facts.
For example, I rarely see investigators look into things like mechanical issues or defects. Are those common? Not particularly compared to some other factors, but what if the pickup driver actually lost control due to such a malfunction? Without accounting for that, someone might be blamed for something they actually had no control over. A forensic vehicle investigation might even show that the family vehicle’s safety devices were defective or insufficient, which happens more often than people might realize. Looking into those and other factors at least means they can be ruled out, and the true cause of the crash will then be subject to less debate or speculation.
I’m not trying to complicate things or say I know something police don’t. Maybe a failed passing maneuver is more or less all there is to know here, and if so then the person who did that should face consequences. It’s just important that folks understand things may not be as simple as a few sentences in the news make them seem. Steps should always be taken to learn the whole story, and the people who lost loved ones in Kendall County deserve no less.
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