SAN ANTONIO – A 5-year-old girl was abandoned by her relatives after they fled a car crash along Interstate 10 in Balcones Heights, according to police.
Balcones Heights Police Chief John Jahanara said the child’s relatives, believed to be her father and uncle, were driving her to school when they crashed on the eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 near Crossroads Boulevard on Tuesday morning.
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Their vehicle was the only one involved in the wreck, and it is unclear what caused the crash.
The vehicle rolled over and afterward, witnesses saw the two men pull the girl from the wreck, Jahanara said.
Jahanara said one of the men handed the child to a witness and told that person to take her to a hospital. Both men then ran away from the scene.
San Antonio police found one man, believed to be the uncle, in the 2000 block of West Avenue. They did not find the father.
However, Jahanara said officers found identification for her father and mother in the vehicle and they’re trying to get in touch with family members.
The girl was taken to a hospital in stable condition. Her injuries, if any, are unknown at this time.
When police took the uncle into custody, he was crying out and putting up a struggle. His name has not been released by the police.
At this time police do not know why the two men ran from the scene.
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