Six-Vehicle Crash in Northeast Side San Antonio Leaves Two Hospitalized
Two people were hospitalized Thursday night as a result of a six-vehicle collision on San Antonio’s Northeast Side.
About the San Antonio Crash
According to KSAT, the crash occurred at the intersection of N. Weidner Road and Wurzbach Parkway. A woman was speeding on Wurzbach when she lost control and slammed into five other vehicles that were stopped at a stoplight.
The woman’s vehicle left the road and came to rest in a grass area off the shoulder. The woman was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center.
Another driver, also a woman, was taken to a hospital. Details on her injuries and condition were not immediately available.
Investigators are investigating the crash and are working to determine if alcohol was a factor in the collision. They did confirm, however, that speed played a role in the crash.
Texas Car Accident Statistics 2018
Information provided by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT):
- There were 12,161 serious injury crashes in Texas in 2018 with 14,908 people sustaining a serious injury.
- There were 701 people killed in crashes occurring in intersections or related to an intersection.
- There were 548 people killed in head-on crashes in 2018.
- There were no deathless days on Texas roadways in 2018.
- There were 940 people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes where a driver was under the influence of alcohol. This is 26% of the total number of people killed in motor vehicle traffic crashes.
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