Woman Injured in Suspected DUI Wrong-Way Crash on West Commerce Street [San Antonio, TX]

Police Investigate Crash on West Commerce Street in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 7, 2026) — A 24-year-old woman suffered injuries after a suspected intoxicated driver allegedly caused a wrong-way head-on crash on West Commerce Street early Friday morning, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

Officers responded to the crash at approximately 3 a.m. near the intersection of West Commerce Street and North Cibolo Street.

Police said a 45-year-old man was driving a pickup truck against the normal flow of traffic before crashing head-on into a white sedan.

Emergency personnel transported the 24-year-old woman driving the sedan to a local hospital. Authorities described her injuries as not life-threatening.

San Antonio police said they believed the pickup truck driver was intoxicated at the time of the collision. Officers took the man into custody following the crash.

Authorities had not immediately disclosed what charge or charges the driver may face.

Police did not release additional details about the circumstances leading to the collision.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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