Boy Hit, Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver on E Southcross in San Antonio
Boy Critically Injured in San Antonio Pedestrian Accident on E Southcross
San Antonio, Texas (September 18, 2023) – A 14-year-old boy was critically injured after he was struck by a hit-and-run motorist on the city’s Southeast Side early Saturday morning, San Antonio police said.
The crash happened just after midnight on Saturday, September 16, in the 4000 block of E Southcross.
Witnesses told police the teen was crossing the roadway when he was hit by a red sedan that was traveling eastbound.
First responders arrived at the location and found the unresponsive boy lying in the roadway and partially on the curb. He was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
The driver did not stop to render aid and fled the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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