SAN ANTONIO – A 12-year-old female passenger is in the hospital in critical condition after being ejected from a vehicle during a rollover crash while racing late Sunday night, according to San Antonio police.
The crash happened around 11 p.m. near the intersection of Interstate 37 and Southeast Military Drive.
According to police, an unidentified 18-year-old male was driving a Mitsubishi southbound and lost control while racing another vehicle on the highway. Police said the teenage driver had redirected into a nearby grassy exterior median, where the girl was thrown from the vehicle during the crash.
Police said the girl landed on top of a parked sport utility vehicle in an apartment parking lot. Two neighbors called 911 and helped the girl until EMS arrived.
Neither the driver, nor the female passenger, were wearing seat belts during the crash, police said. The girl was taken by ambulance to an area hospital, where, at last check, she was listed in critical condition.
SAPD said the driver was found not to be intoxicated. He was, however, taken into custody and is presently charged with one count of racing on a highway, causing serious bodily injury.
The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.