Woman and her dog hit by a car on the north side

SAN ANTONIO. A woman and her dog were fatally injured by a car on the north side Tuesday night, according to San Antonio police.

Police said they received a call shortly before 8 p.m. that a pedestrian had been hit on the 12,000 block of Jones Maltsberger Road. They confirmed that a 60-year-old woman and her dog were killed, and traffic on the road was stopped for about two hours.

The driver remained at the scene but was handcuffed and taken to the city center for questioning after he passed a field sobriety test. No accusations are yet known.

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