Wrong-way driver faces possible DWI charge after crashing head-on with vehicle, police say

The driver is in stable condition and no other injuries were reported

A woman may be facing an intoxication assault charge after San Antonio police said she was driving on the wrong side of I-35 and struck a vehicle head-on. (KSAT)

A woman may be facing an intoxication assault charge after San Antonio police said she was driving on the wrong side of I-35 and struck a vehicle head-on.

The crash happened around 5:28 a.m., Saturday, on I-35 and Eisenhower.

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Police said the woman was traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of I-35 when she side swiped an 18-wheeler and then crashed head-on with a red vehicle.

The red vehicle then side swiped another vehicle after the impact.

Both drivers were taken to the Brooke Army Medical Center in stable condition and no other injuries were reported. The woman was also evaluated for a DWI, according to officials.

Authorities said the woman could face an intoxication assault charge if she was under the influence at the time of the crash.

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Cody King is a digital journalist for KSAT 12. She previously worked for WICS/WRSP 20 in Springfield, Illinois.