SAPD: Driver arrested for intoxication assault after woman critically injured in NW Side crash

A driver was arrested for intoxication assault after a woman was critically injured in a crash on the Northwest Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

The crash happened around 11 p.m. Saturday in the 7800 block of Bandera Road.

An SAPD preliminary report states the driver was traveling southbound when he collided with a guardrail.

Police said officers found a woman in the vehicle who appeared to have suffered serious injuries. The woman was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. The driver, a 39-year-old man, sustained minor injuries.

Officers evaluated the man at the scene and determined he showed signs of intoxication, SAPD said. The man was arrested for intoxication assault, the report states.

The investigation is ongoing.

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