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Four people hospitalized after crash on northwest side; one charged with DWI

When police arrived, they found two vehicles had collided; one of the drivers reportedly T-boned the other.

SAN ANTONIO — Four people were hospitalized after a crash on the city's northwest side, the San Antonio Police Department said.

The incident happened around midnight Thursday at the intersection of Wurzbach and Babcock Road.

When police arrived, they found two vehicles had collided; one of the drivers reportedly T-boned the other.

According to a preliminary report from SAPD, one of the drivers was in a red Ford Focus and the other was in a white Nissan Rogue. There was also a passenger in each vehicle.

The Nissan was driving west on Wurzbach Road at a high rate of speed and the Ford reportedly failed to yield while pulling out of a gas station.

The Nissan hit the driver's door of the Ford. Each person was taken to University Hospital; two sustained critical injuries and the other two were hospitalized with non-critical injuries.

The driver of the Nissan admitted to drinking and driving and they will be charged with Driving While Intoxicated, police said.

Wurzbach Road was shut down for a few hours while authorities investigated.

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