SAPD said it took the driver — Ricardo Maldonado, Jr., 41, — into custody on Sunday
SAPD took the driver — Ricardo Maldonado, Jr., 41, — into custody. Officers believe he caused a three-vehicle accident at approximately 1 a.m. in the 11400 block of Interstate 10. (Bexar County Sheriff’s Office)
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police officers have identified a wrong-way driver suspected of intoxication assault early Sunday morning.
The department took the driver — Ricardo Maldonado, Jr., 41, — into custody. Officers believe he caused a three-vehicle accident at approximately 1 a.m. in the 11400 block of Interstate 10.
According to an SAPD update sent to KSAT on Monday, Maldonado was traveling westbound in the eastbound lanes of I-10 when he hit a truck and a sedan. Police said the driver of the sedan, a 47-year-old woman, was transported to a local hospital with serious injuries.
Jail records show Maldonado was booked on Sunday into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on the intoxication assault charge, which is considered a third-degree felony.
A judge set his bond at $75,000. Maldonado fulfilled the bond amount and was subsequently released from custody, jail records indicate.
SAPD said its investigation remains ongoing.
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