A woman was left with critical injuries Saturday afternoon after police say a pickup truck driver struck her while driving through an alley on San Antonio's near West Side, then sped off without stopping to help. The crash happened around 3:14 p.m. near North Pinto and West Houston Street, according to authorities.
Police told WOAI that a man was driving through the alley when his pickup truck struck the woman, leaving her with critical injuries. She was taken to a local hospital following the crash, per the same report.
Driver Fled Without Stopping
Investigators say the driver fled the area immediately after hitting the woman, failing to stop and render aid as required. Authorities had not released a description of the driver or the pickup truck involved as of the initial report, leaving a gap in what the public knows about who they should be looking for.
Texas law requires drivers involved in a crash that causes or is likely to cause injury or death to stop, check whether anyone needs aid and remain until they provide required information and assistance. Leaving a crash that results in serious bodily injury can be a third-degree felony; the reported description of the woman’s injuries as critical does not by itself establish how any charge would be classified. The requirements are set out in Chapter 550 of the Texas Transportation Code.
The case remains under investigation by authorities, the station's report notes, and no further details on the search for the driver have been made public. Anyone with information on the incident near North Pinto and West Houston Street has not yet been given a specific way to come forward, according to the available reporting.
The crash comes amid a broader pedestrian-safety challenge in San Antonio. The city’s 2024 Vision Zero plan found that pedestrian fatalities rose 22% from 2019 to 2023. It also reported that people walking or biking accounted for about 28% of serious or fatal crashes while representing less than 6% of all injury crashes. The figures cover the city as a whole and do not establish whether the alley near North Pinto is a high-injury location; the plan’s findings are detailed in the 2024 Vision Zero action plan.
