Suspected DWI drivers collide on South Side

A San Antonio police officer photographs a pickup that collided with another truck, head-on, on the South Side Sunday night, Dec. 30, 2012. Both drivers were suspected of driving while intoxicated, officials said. less A San Antonio police officer photographs a pickup that collided with another truck, head-on, on the South Side Sunday night, Dec. 30, 2012. Both drivers were suspected of driving while intoxicated, officials ... more Photo: Eva Ruth Moravec, San Antonio Express-News Photo: Eva Ruth Moravec, San Antonio Express-News Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Suspected DWI drivers collide on South Side 1 / 1 Back to Gallery

Two men suspected of driving while intoxicated collided head-on on the South Side Sunday evening after one of the drivers rear-ended a car in a separate incident, according to San Antonio police.

Gilberto Martinez, 27, was crashed his Nissan pickup into the back of a car while driving south on New Laredo Highway at Southwest Military Drive about 8 p.m., police Sgt. Jesse Garcia said.

A woman in the car suffered minor injuries, he said, and a witness flagged down an officer nearby, who tried to catch up with the driver but wasn't successful.

Garcia said Martinez, while speeding, then crashed into another truck.

Martinez and the other truck's driver, Antonio Flores, 40, were hospitalized with serious but not life-threatening, injuries, he said.

Officers smelled alcohol on both men, Garcia said, and found beer bottles or cans in both trucks.

Martinez was charged with intoxication assault, and Flores is expected to be charged with driving while intoxicated.

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