Wrong way driver survives head-on collision with 18-wheeler

Driver taken to hospital in critical condition

SAN ANTONIO – A wrong way driver was seriously injured after he collided head-on with an 18-wheeler early Saturday morning.

The driver of a pickup truck was going westbound in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 when he hit an 18-wheeler head-on near South Presa Street.

Police said the driver of the 18-wheeler was not hurt, but the driver of the pickup truck was taken to San Antonio Military Medical Center in critical condition.

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