A teenager was rushed to the hospital in critical condition Tuesday night after being struck by a vehicle near Culebra Road and Alicia Avenue on San Antonio's West Side. Police were called to the scene following a reported vehicle collision involving a pedestrian, and the teenager was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
The crash, first reported by WOAI, adds to a grim pattern along a stretch of roadway that city data has repeatedly flagged as uniquely hazardous. Between 2018 and 2022, Culebra Road recorded 116 severe or fatal crashes, making it the single most dangerous corridor on San Antonio's High-Injury Network Dashboard, according to KSAT.
A Corridor With a Long History of Danger
The problems on Culebra Road are not new. A 2020 report from San Antonio's Vision Zero program and Public Works Department found that more fatal traffic crashes occurred on Culebra Road between 2017 and 2020 than on any other non-freeway street in the city, as detailed by Roads & Bridges. Over a ten-year study period, state crash data recorded 48 fatal crashes on the roadway, nearly double the 25 fatalities tallied on South Zarzamora Street, San Antonio's second-deadliest surface street, per the Lorenz & Lorenz Law Firm.
Those findings pushed municipal leaders to act. The same Roads & Bridges report notes that San Antonio approved an $11 million federal and local grant initiative in March to fund multi-year planning and safety design upgrades along Culebra Road inside Loop 410.
Another Pedestrian Hit Just Days Earlier
Tuesday's crash was not an isolated incident this month. Four days earlier, a male pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near Culebra Road and North Zarzamora Street and transported to a medical center with a head injury, according to KENS 5. That collision happened late at night.
The pattern fits into a broader citywide trend. City crash figures reported through mid-November 2025 showed 54 pedestrians and four bicyclists killed in traffic collisions across San Antonio, with total local traffic deaths topping 140, KSAT reported ahead of World Day of Remembrance.
City Launches Awareness Campaign, But Crashes Continue
In response to the mounting toll, San Antonio's Transportation Department launched a $1.2 million bilingual public safety campaign called “Keep Crossings SAfe” in late 2025, funded by a federal Safe Streets for All grant and covering High Injury Network corridors.
Drivers should take care around pedestrians.
The condition of the teenager struck Tuesday had not been further updated as of this report.
