Man crashes car, flees; leaves 2 kids behind

Crash occurred just after noon on Callaghan Road

SAN ANTONIO – Police are investigating after a man crashed his car along a busy Northwest Side road and took off on foot, leaving two kids inside.

San Antonio police said the man was driving along Callaghan Road just after noon when he sideswiped a car traveling in the opposite direction. The man over-corrected and crashed into another vehicle.

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Police said he then fled on foot, leaving behind two boys, ages 10 and 12.

The children were not hurt, but taken to the hospital as a precaution.

Police said relatives were going to pick up the children at the hospital.

Alcohol was found inside the car, police said. But they said they cannot determine if the man had been drinking until they find him.

It is unknown what, if any, charges the man might face.

No one else was injured in the collision.