To improve the safety of aging transmission lines, CPS Energy will implement new electric wires in the southeast area of San Antonio near US Highway 181 and Loop 410.

SAN ANTONIO – A 32-year-old woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a vehicle while crossing a Southeast Side highway late Wednesday night, the San Antonio Police Department said. The crash happened around 11 p.m. in the 10400 block of Highway 181 South, not far from Corpus Christi Highway and Interstate 37. According to police, the woman was struck by the vehicle while walking across Highway 181 from a convenience store to a mobile home park. Police said the driver of the vehicle was traveling north on Highway 181 and did not see the woman until it was too late. The driver of the vehicle did try to swerve to avoid hitting her, but the woman was clipped, police said.