1 Killed and Two Hospitalized after San Antonio Two-Vehicle Crash on Highway 151 and Military Drive
San Antonio, Texas (November 3, 2018) – A woman was killed and two other people were critically injured early Friday morning in a wrong-way head-on collision in San Antonio, a local news source reported.
The fatal collision occurred at about 3:00 a.m. November 2, on Highway 151 and Military Drive.
Authorities said police received multiple calls about a wrong-way driver. A while later there was a head-on collision. A street painting truck was traveling in the fast lane of the highway and struck a Chevy truck.
The force of the impact caused the painting truck to flip over and the Chevy to burst into flames.
Police found the Chevy driver dead at the scene. A passenger in the Chevy was taken to University Hospital in critical condition.
The paint truck driver was extricated and taken to the hospital in critical condition.
A witness said they saw the Chevy stopped on the side of the highway and they attempted to talk to the driver, but she took off. That is when the authorities started receiving the 911 calls.
Police believe the Chevy driver was intoxicated.
An investigation into the crash is underway.