School Zone Speeders Ignite San Antonio Resident Fury

Traffic is increasing on San Antonio roads with the return of the school year, and so are complaints about drivers endangering students by disregarding school zone speed limits and crosswalk laws. A resident on the Far Westside has voiced significant concerns about vehicles speeding and passing illegally near a school crosswalk, particularly at Masterson Road and Whisper Way. This area, serving Silos Elementary School, lacks law enforcement-controlled speed limits but is subject to Texas Transportation Code Sec. 552.003, which mandates drivers stop and yield to pedestrians in crosswalks.

Failing to adhere to these crosswalk laws can result in serious legal consequences. Since 2021, under the Lisa Torry Smith Act, a driver causing bodily injury by not yielding could face a state jail felony with up to two years in prison. Criminally negligent homicide charges are possible if a collision results in a fatality. Beyond crosswalks, drivers are also reportedly ignoring flashing school zone lights and driving past school buses with extended stop signs, actions that are illegal and extremely dangerous.