Three people were hospitalized after a wrong-way driver caused a crash on South Padre Island Drive early this morning.
Police say a small black car was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of the highway when it collided with a pickup truck over Paul Jones Avenue around 5:30 a.m.
Two people in the pickup truck were injured in the crash.

The wrong-way driver was also hurt in the collision.
Police tell us the wrong-way driver could face charges related to the incident.

None of the injuries were life-threatening, according to authorities.

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