San Antonio road rage chase ends in flipped SUV, hospitalized driver

San Antonio police say a road rage incident ended with a flipped SUV on the West Side Friday afternoon, April 13, 2018. The incident occurred on the West Side on U.S. 90 near the General Hudnell Road exit. San Antonio police say a road rage incident ended with a flipped SUV on the West Side Friday afternoon, April 13, 2018. The incident occurred on the West Side on U.S. 90 near the General Hudnell Road exit. Photo: Caleb Downs Photo: Caleb Downs Image 1 of / 15 Caption Close San Antonio road rage chase ends in flipped SUV, hospitalized driver 1 / 15 Back to Gallery

A road rage chase on Highway 90 Friday ended when the pursuing driver smashed into a guardrail, flipping his SUV into a West Side neighborhood.

Police said the vehicle the driver was chasing cut across multiple lanes of traffic around 1:15 p.m. to take the General Hudnell Road exit off Highway 90.

The pursuing driver tried to do the same but clipped a guardrail, which police said had just been extended on Thursday to prevent drivers from trying to cut across at the last minute.

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The vehicle flipped over onto nearby Bogle Street, where he smashed into a fence and a tree. Paramedics took the driver to Downtown Baptist hospital for treatment for non-life threatening injuries. It is unclear if he will face any criminal charges, police said.

Linda Luna, 57, has lived at the house the driver crashed into for about 10 years. This is the third time a driver has smashed into her fence, she said. One previous time was a driver who tried to make the exit too late, and another time was a similar incident of road rage.

"If it wasn't for those trees, they would've gone right into my house," she said.

Luna said she's spoke with police and Texas Department of Transportation officials about installing her own concrete barrier or guardrail to protect her home, but they told her that poses a threat to drivers who crash, and she could face criminal charges for doing so.

Caleb Downs is a crime reporter for mySA.com. Read more of his stories here.| cdowns@mysa.com | Twitter: @calebjdowns