Wrong-way driver, 2-year-old boy killed in head-on collision on SE Side
The wrong-driver of an SUV and a 2-year-old passenger in a sedan were killed in a head-on collision in the Southeast Side on Friday night, San Antonio police said.
Officer Alisia Pruneda, a San Antonio police spokeswoman, said they received a report before 6:30 p.m. about a woman in her 30s driving a silver SUV in the 3700 block of East Southcross Boulevard eastbound in the westbound lanes.
Multiple vehicles had veered out of the SUV’s way, Pruneda said, until it hit a sedan carrying a 48-year-old woman and her 2-year-old son, who was sitting in the back seat.
The toddler was not in a car seat but was wearing a seat belt, Pruneda said.
“At that age, it’s so critical,” Pruneda said. “Children of that age need to be in a car seat restrained properly by the seat belt in the car. That wasn’t the case for this child.”
The driver of the wrong-way vehicle and the 2-year-old died from their injuries. The boy’s mother was transported to the hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Pruneda said.
Officers suspect alcohol might have been a factor in the crash but are awaiting toxicology reports.
Around 8:30 p.m., officers were still cleaning up the scene, loading what was left of the cars onto a tow truck.
