Two injured when driver goes airborne after jerking steering wheel to miss dog in road

SAN ANTONIO — The driver of a KIA went airborne early Sunday morning injuring her passengers after she jerked her steering wheel to avoid hitting a dog in the road, police say.

It happened around 1:36 a.m. on the 13800 block of Somerset Road near Watson Road on the southwest side of town.

Police say the driver of the silver KIA Forte was traveling south on Somerset Road when a dog ran onto the road in front of her. She jerked the steering wheel to the right to avoid hitting the animal, causing her to veer off of the road an over an elevated drainage ditch, essentially going airborne.

Her 24-year-old front seat passenger suffered a broken leg and a 4-month-old baby boy in a car seat in the back sustained a head injury.

Both were taken to the hospital in stable condition to be treated for their injuries.

No word on whether the dog was injured.

The Driver was evaluated for intoxication and cleared from any wrong-doing. She is not facing criminal charges at this time.  

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