Lawsuit filed in crash involving San Antonio mayor

Police investigate the scene of a collision involving Mayor Ivy Taylor's SUV Saturday evening at the intersection of East Houston Street and North Hackberry. Police investigate the scene of a collision involving Mayor Ivy Taylor's SUV Saturday evening at the intersection of East Houston Street and North Hackberry. Photo: By Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News Photo: By Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 8 Caption Close Lawsuit filed in crash involving San Antonio mayor 1 / 8 Back to Gallery

A lawsuit filed Monday against the city of San Antonio and Mayor Ivy Taylor’s driver accuses her driver of running a red light and hitting a convertible, injuring a woman who now is brain dead.

Attorneys filed the lawsuit Monday in state district court for plaintiffs Sharlene Lewis, Noah Baldwin, Tomekia Baldwin and Ajuana Baldwin. It names as defendants the city of San Antonio and Taylor’s unnamed driver.

The wreck occurred around 4:30 p.m. April 18 at the intersection of North Hackberry and East Houston streets.

The day of the crash, interim police Chief Anthony Trevino said that some witnesses said Taylor's city-owned Lincoln Navigator was traveling north toward the intersection and a Chrysler convertible was heading east on Houston. Other witnesses gave contrary information, unsure which vehicle may have had the right-of-way.

Three people, including a male driver and two women, were in the convertible. A woman, identified in the suit as Tomekia Baldwin, was taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center in serious condition. The others were taken to Baptist Medical Center with lesser injuries. One of the police officers in Taylor's protective detail received minor injuries in the crash.

Taylor, who was not injured, declined to comment on the suit.

The suit did not name a monetary amount, but seeks damages on behalf of all passengers in the crash. Court documents state that Tomekia Baldwin "has suffered permanent brain damage and severe congnitive insults resulting in loss of bodily function."

The suit also seeks damages on behalf of her son "because of the brain death of his mother."

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