SAN ANTONIO – A man in a wheelchair was struck by a vehicle while using a crosswalk Friday evening on the city’s Near North Side.
The incident occurred around 4:50 p.m. in the 3900 block of North Saint Mary’s Street, near San Antonio Zoo train depot and Brackenridge Park.
San Antonio police said the 32-year-old man was crossing the street in a designated crosswalk when a northbound driver hit him.
The 33-year-old driver told officers glare from the sun obstructed his view, preventing him from seeing the pedestrian in time.
The pedestrian suffered minor, non-life-threatening injuries. Both the driver and the pedestrian remained at the scene following the collision, and an investigation is ongoing.