Man Injured in Pedestrian Accident on S. Zarzamora Street in San Antonio, TX
San Antonio, TX -- April 24, 2022, a man sustained injuries as the result of an accident where a vehicle struck him along South Zarzamora Street.
Officials said that the crash took place at around 3:00 a.m. at the intersection of Zarzamora Street and Buena Vista Street.
According to reports, an unidentified man was walk across Zarzamora at the time, reportedly in a crosswalk. While crossing, a vehicle hit the man.
The pedestrian sustained reportedly serious injuries in the collision. The vehicle involved left the scene, but police say they located and arrested the driver.
No further information is available at this time.
Commentary on Pedestrian Hit-and-run Accident on Zarzamora in San Antonio
It's at least encouraging to see that police were able to apprehend the driver involved here. However, that may not be all there is to the story. Put simply, drivers that leave the scene often do so because they had something specific they didn't want police to know about.
It could be there were warrants or drugs they didn't want police to know about. Sometimes, it's simply a dumb decision by someone panicking. A lot of times, however, alcohol is a factor. Especially this early in the morning, there should be an investigation into whether or not a local bar over-served the driver, as that bar could also bear responsibility for the victim's injuries under dram shop law.
Punishing someone for a crime is one thing, but getting folks the help they need requires even more thorough investigations into the events leading up to the accident. Are those steps being taken here?
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