SAN ANTONIO – A man and a woman are in custody following a vehicle chase and crash on the city’s far West Side early Monday morning.
The incident began around 7 a.m. when deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop for reckless driving near Loop 1604 and Highway 151.
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According to BCSO, deputies tried to pull the vehicle over but the driver sped off, just before crashing near a wooded area. That’s when, deputies said, the man and woman got out of the vehicle and ran on foot.
Deputies said the woman was caught a short time later, but that the man took a while to be found. Authorities said a caller spotted a suspicious man walking out of the woods near a Peter Piper Pizza restaurant.
The 19-year-old man now faces felony evading vehicle charges and a misdemeanor evading on foot charge. The 19-year-old woman faces a misdemeanor charge of evading on foot, the Bexar County Sheriff’s office said.