Muhammad Amin Injured in 18-Wheeler Accident on I-35 in Kyle, TX
UPDATE (November 30, 2022): The injured person in this crash has been identified as 58-year-old Muhammad Amin.
Kyle, TX — October 4, 2022, one person was seriously injured in a crash between a passenger vehicle and a semi-truck on Interstate 35 in Kyle.
Authorities say the incident happened shortly before 7:00 p.m. on northbound I-35 near Hill Street. Preliminary investigation suggests a Volkswagen Tiguan was headed north on the I-35 frontage road as a Freightliner tractor-trailer was northbound on the highway. According to reports the VW went off-course and passed through the grass between the frontage road and the interstate, then veered into the 18-wheeler. After the impact the truck crashed into the concrete median and caught fire.
The VW driver was seriously injured in the wreck. No other injuries were reported.
No further information is currently available.
Commentary on Muhammad Amin Accident on I-35 in Kyle
Investigators pinned this accident on the car's driver being distracted and "failing to control speed," but am I the only one noticing that the vehicle went entirely out of control and veered between roads? A distracted driver typically only drifts one direction or another, and while that can have major repercussions it's rare to see a car go so far off-course unless the driver was somehow incapable of stopping it.
That's not to suggest the victim was impaired, but rather to wonder aloud if something out of his control--a medical emergency or a major vehicle malfunction, for example--was missed by police. This unfortunately wouldn't be the first time I've seen a driver blamed for something beyond their control after an accident, so it's important to find evidence confirming exactly what happened. Will police do that, or are they content to blame the seriously-injured victim for getting distracted somehow?
