Bexar County, TX — July 31, 2024, Tina Jarosek and one other person were injured in a three-vehicle car accident just before 12:45 p.m. along Mulberry Avenue.
According to authorities, three people—a 75-year-old woman, 69-year-old Tina Jarosek, and a 70-year-old woman—were traveling in an eastbound Honda CR-V on Mulberry Avenue at the Stadium Drive intersection when the accident took place.
Officials indicate that, for as yet unknown reasons, a northbound Volvo SUV entered the intersection at an apparently unsafe time, failing to heed the red light given by the traffic signal. A T-bone collision consequently occurred between the right side of the Honda and the front-end of the Volvo. The impact caused the Honda to be pushed into the westbound lanes of Mulberry where it was involved in a secondary collision with a west-facing Jeep Compass.
Jarosek reportedly sustained serious injuries over the course of the accident. The 70-year-old woman who had also been a passenger in the Honda suffered minor injuries, as well. Additional details pertaining to this incident are not available at this point in time.
Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman
When a crash involves multiple vehicles, a suspected red-light violation, and serious injuries, it’s tempting to assume the facts are already settled. But early assumptions—especially about who entered the intersection and when—can miss key details. The real test is whether the investigation dug deep enough to uncover the full picture.
Did the authorities thoroughly investigate the crash?
Any crash involving a T-bone impact and a secondary collision should be carefully reconstructed. That includes more than just diagramming the intersection—it requires reviewing signal timing, vehicle speeds, and driver behavior in the seconds before impact. If investigators didn’t take the time to gather that level of detail, it’s possible they leaned too heavily on initial statements rather than hard evidence. Without that rigor, it becomes harder to understand not just what happened, but why.
Has anyone looked into the possibility that a vehicle defect caused the crash?
The focus may naturally fall on the Volvo’s suspected red-light violation, but that raises its own questions. Did the driver attempt to stop and the vehicle failed to respond? Was there a brake issue or malfunction in the collision avoidance system? Even in the CR-V or the Jeep, a delayed response or compromised restraint system could have changed injury outcomes. Without mechanical inspections, those possibilities may have been ignored entirely.
Has all the electronic data relating to the crash been collected?
With modern SUVs, a wealth of electronic data is available—speed, braking, steering input, and signal status in some systems. Pulling that data from the Volvo could confirm whether it actually attempted to stop or just continued through the red. Likewise, vehicle telemetry from the Honda and the Jeep could help reconstruct how each car reacted during the sequence of impacts. Traffic camera footage or nearby surveillance might also provide key visual context. If none of that was gathered, investigators may have missed the most reliable sources of truth.
When people are seriously hurt in complex intersection crashes, the only way to get answers that hold up is to ask questions that go beyond the surface. Otherwise, what really caused the collision can stay hidden behind assumptions.
Takeaways:
- Multi-vehicle intersection crashes require careful review of timing, speed, and vehicle paths.
- Mechanical or electronic failures in any involved vehicle could have influenced the outcome.
- Digital vehicle data and nearby cameras often hold the most reliable evidence.
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