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A driver fled the scene of a head-on collision at the intersection of Fortuna and 36th Street.

A driver fled the scene of a head-on collision at the intersection of Fortuna and 36th Street.

A driver fled the scene of a head-on collision at the intersection of Fortuna and 36th Street.

A driver fled the scene of a head-on collision at the intersection of Fortuna and 36th Street.

A driver fled the scene of a head-on collision at the intersection of Fortuna and 36th Street.

A driver fled the scene of a head-on collision at the intersection of Fortuna and 36th Street.

SAN ANTONIO — Police are searching for a driver who veered into oncoming traffic Monday, crashing head-on into a pickup truck on the West Side and hospitalizing two people before fleeing the scene.

Police said the suspect collided with the couple around 3:20 p.m. at the intersection of Fortuna and 36th street.

After the wreck, the suspect fled on foot eastbound on Fortuna, police said. He is described as a Hispanic man in his early 20s.

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Officers said they had “no clue” what caused the suspect to veer into oncoming traffic, or why he fled.. There was no evidence of alcohol or drugs inside his car.

The couple in the pickup truck were transported to University Hospital with non-life threatening injuries.

Two lanes on 36th were closed as authorities cleaned the roadway and canvassed the neighborhood for the suspect, who remains at large.

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