One driver died and another driver was injured in a head-on crash early Friday on Highway 281 north of downtown.

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer was hospitalized Friday morning after she was hit while on the scene of a traffic accident on Highway 281. The female officer was struck around 7:40 a.m. in the northbound lanes on Highway 281 near the Josephine Street entrance ramp, just north of downtown, according to SAPD. Police said the Buick or another compact car involved in the accident hit the officer as she was standing at the back of her patrol vehicle. A San Antonio police officer was struck around 7:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in the northbound lanes on Highway 281 near the Josephine Street entrance ramp, just north of downtown, according to SAPD. (KSAT)A San Antonio police officer was struck around 7:40 a.m. Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in the northbound lanes on Highway 281 near the Josephine Street entrance ramp, just north of downtown, according to SAPD.

Published: January 9, 2020, 4:39 am Updated: January 9, 2020, 8:54 amSAN ANTONIO – The River Walk is expected to be back to normal Thursday following a draining for regular maintenance. Crews drained the river from Josephine Street to Nueva Street Monday to make some needed repairs. Biologists with the San Antonio River Authority also removed an invasive species called the apple snail. San Antonio River Walk drained for maintenanceThe snails were discovered in October and several pink egg sacks were collected then. Water levels should be back to normal later today.