One Person Injured in Hit-and-Run Accident on San Antonio I-10 Access Road
San Antonio police are searching for a driver who collided with a sedan and then into a guardrail, injuring one person in the process.
Incident Details
- According to KSAT, the crash happened around 10:40 p.m. on the access road of Interstate 10, near Crossroads Boulevard in San Antonio.
- The driver was traveling southbound on the access road of I-10 West in a black sedan when he struck the back of another car.
- During the crash, the sedan was redirected into an exterior guardrail. A passenger in his car suffered minor injuries from the collision and was taken by EMS to an area hospital.
- The driver of the sedan fled on foot southbound after the crash and has not been found. When located, the driver of the car will face a charge of failure to stop and render aid, police said.
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