San Antonio Crash Results in Driver Being Extracted From Vehicle

Just after midnight on March 30th, a vehicle crashed on Rivas Street near Woodlawn Lake in San Antonio. EMS, firefighters, and police arrived at the scene on the West Side of San Antonio to find the driver trapped.

The individual was successfully extracted from her vehicle by the firefighters and had no apparent injuries. The driver claimed she had been rear-ended before rolling her car into an empty parking lot.

The incident is still under investigation. 

Vehicle Entrapment: The Facts

Advances in car development have allowed more people to successfully survive car crashes. New cars are frequently designed with crumple zones that direct force away from passengers.

However, there is still the possibility of becoming entrapped in one’s vehicle. In fact, approximately 11% of crashes will result in someone being physically trapped in their vehicle.

Studies worldwide have shown that being trapped in a vehicle raises the risk of death. A study found that 10.22% of entrapped collision victims die at the scene. In comparison, only 1.37% of non-entrapped car accident victims died at the scene of a crash. 

The most common cause of death after entrapment in a vehicle was also different from traditional accidents. Head injuries caused the most deaths for non-entrapped victims while entrapped victims were more likely to have died of blood loss.

A similar study found that 8.9% of trapped patients who made it to the hospital died compared to 5% of patients who weren’t trapped.

The best way to improve survival is to free the victim as quickly as possible from their vehicle.

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Source: KSAT