Driver injured in North Side crash ran red light, San Antonio police say

21-year-old man suffered serious injuries

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police say a driver who was injured in a crash on the city’s North Side early Monday morning caused it by running a red light.

The crash happened shortly before 3 a.m. at the intersection of Thousand Oaks and Jones-Maltsberger Road.

Police say the 21-year-old man was behind the wheel of his white Honda, heading south on Jones-Maltsberger when he ran the red light.

His car collided with a silver BMW that was heading west on Thousand Oaks.

Police say the driver of this BMW and his 3 passengers escaped serious injury. (KSAT 12 News)

Both cars hit a curb, then slammed into a concrete retaining wall.

The Honda spun around, hit the wall a second time and finally stopped in the middle of the street.

Police say that driver, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was knocked unconscious.

They say the driver of the BMW was able to help him out of his vehicle.

An ambulance then rushed the Honda driver to a hospital.

Police say the driver of the BMW and his three passengers all were able to walk away without any serious injuries.

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Katrina Webber joined KSAT 12 in December 2009. She reports for Good Morning San Antonio. Katrina was born and raised in Queens, NY, but after living in Gulf Coast states for the past decade, she feels right at home in Texas. It's not unusual to find her singing karaoke or leading a song with her church choir when she's not on-air.

Tim has been a photojournalist and video editor at KSAT since 1998. He came to San Antonio from Lubbock, where he worked in TV and earned his bachelor's degree in Electronic Media and Communication from Texas Tech University. Tim has won a handful of awards and has earned a master's in Strategic Communication and Innovation from Tech as well.

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