61-Year-Old Man Seriously Injured in San Antonio Motorcycle Crash on Interstate Highway 37
San Antonio, Texas – According to the police, a 61-year-old man was seriously injured early Sunday morning in a hit-and-run accident in San Antonio’s Southside.
The crash happened around 2:00 a.m., February 18, near the 20700 block of IH-37 South.
Police said the man was driving a motorcycle southbound on the interstate when an unknown SUV changed lanes and struck the motorcyclist causing him to crash.
The SUV fled the scene after the crash.
The motorcyclist was transported to University Hospital with serious injuries.
If found, the SUV driver will be charged with Failure to Stop and Render Aid causing Serious Bodily Injury.
The police are investigating the crash.
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