SAN ANTONIO – A crash involving a Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office van sent two people, including a prisoner, to the hospital Wednesday morning.
The crash occurred just after 10:30 a.m. at the Highway 90 and Loop 1604 intersection on the far West Side.
According to San Antonio police, the van was transporting a prisoner traveling westbound when it collided with a car going northbound on 1604. Preliminary information from witnesses said the van ran a red light, police said.
A female in her 30s and the prisoner in the van were both transported to a hospital with minor injuries as a precaution. The deputy driving the van accompanied the prisoner.
The van was believed to be en route to the Dominguez State Jail, but a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson at the scene could not say for sure if that was the case.
Another car swerved to avoid the crash and struck a crosswalk sign, the deputy said. The driver, a woman in her 60s, was not injured.
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported that the van involved in the crash was a Bexar County Sheriff’s Office vehicle, based on incorrect information at the scene. A spokesperson clarified that the van did not belong to BCSO but instead Calhoun County.