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Southwest Side crash leaves man pinned in car

The driver, who was stopped in a left-hand turn at a red light, had to be extricated from... A Friday night crash on the Southwest Side left a man in critical condition after being pinned in his car. The driver of a black Dodge Challenger traveling at a “high rate of speed” eastbound on Southwest Military Highway lost control and swerved into the westbound lanes in the 2700 block. The Challenger struck the driver's side of a Honda Civic that was stopped in a left-hand turn lane because of a red light, and the Challenger returned into its lane while the Civic was pushed back into the front of a white Volkswagen. He was extricated from the car and taken to the hospital, where he's in “stable, non-life threatening condition” as of last check. Police said the driver of the Challenger also is connected to another crash that had happened earlier.

Southwest Side crash leaves man pinned in car

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A Friday night crash on the Southwest Side left a man in critical condition after being pinned in his car, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

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The driver of a black Dodge Challenger traveling at a “high rate of speed” eastbound on Southwest Military Highway lost control around 11 p.m. and swerved into the westbound lanes in the 2700 block, according to a police report.

The Challenger struck the driver's side of a Honda Civic that was stopped in a left-hand turn lane because of a red light, police said. The Civic driver was waiting to turn left onto Yarrow Boulevard. The Challenger returned into its lane while the Civic was pushed back into the front of a white Volkswagen.

The crash pinned the 27-year-old driver of the Civic in his car, according to the report. He was extricated from the car and taken to the hospital, where he's in “stable, non-life threatening condition” as of last check, SAPD said.

Police said the driver of the Challenger also is connected to another crash that had happened earlier. The Challenger driver faces charges of failure to stop and give information and reckless driving, SAPD said.

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