Early Friday morning, a man and woman were hospitalized after their Ford Mustang went rogue in a construction zone and rolled over on the Northeast Side of San Antonio. The incident, which took place close to 3 a.m. near Austin Highway, sent the vehicle tumbling down an off-ramp, according to a report by KENS 5.
San Antonio Police have said the driver, attempting to navigate through the construction near Ira Lee Road, ultimately lost control of the muscle car. The aftermath was a Mustang strewn off the side of the road, its occupants in need of immediate medical attention. Information supplied by FOX San Antonio noted that the driver is undergoing tests for potential intoxication.
The man and his female passenger were transported to an hospital with the condition evaluated as stable. The extent of their injuries remains unclear, although the implication of a high-speed rollover typically suggests the possibility of serious harm, which, in this case, would have been all the more aggravated given the austere early hour and the treacherous maw of the construction zone that awaited them.
Law enforcement continues to examine the crash site and the particulars leading up to the moment the Mustang left the asphalt. With the investigation proceeding, it may be some time before full details of the cause are publicly disclosed. Despite the heft of the vehicle and the spectacle of such an accident, it is a stark reminder of the fragile line tread by those on wheeled steeds—metal, flesh, and fate entangled in the dead of night.
