SAN ANTONIO – A woman injured in a crash with a wrong-way driver overnight has died, San Antonio police said Friday.
Petronila Barajas, 57, died Friday following an accident on Highway 90 West, just east of Military Drive on the city's West Side.
Police said a black Chevy pickup was traveling the wrong way in the eastbound lanes.
An officer attempted to get the attention of the driver of the pickup but the driver of the truck would not stop and was swerving in the westbound lanes. That's when, police said, the pickup struck the Chevy Impala head on.
Barajas was critically injured and was transported to University Hospital where she later died.
The wrong-way driver suffered a leg/ankle injury and was also transported to University Hospital.
The investigation of the crash and possible charges are pending.
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A wrong-way crash overnight sent two drivers to the hospital, San Antonio police said Friday.
The accident was reported around 3:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of Highway 90 West near Military Drive, found on the city's West Side.
Police said a pick-up truck was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of Highway 90 between Military and Callaghan when it hit another car head-on.
Both drivers involved in the accident were transported to University Hospital in critical condition.
Investigators at the scene said they are now working to determine if alcohol played a role in the crash.
The main lanes of eastbound Highway 90 were closed as a result of the investigation but have since reopened.
Stay with KSAT 12 both online and on-air for more information on this developing story.