Drowsy driving crashes on the rise in Texas

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Christi Montemayor has vivid memories of the July day on State Highway 95 in Bastrop County.
“All of a sudden my mom was like, ‘Hey, watch out for that guy, he seems to not be paying attention,’” Montemayor said. “Literally within seconds, he’s in the grass and he’s overcorrecting and he’s hitting the front of my car.”
Montemayor said her mother’s legs were stuck in the dashboard when she looked over. She and her m