SAN ANTONIO – A now-former San Antonio Police Department officer was accused of driving into a light pole during an April 2025 crash, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Zeth Scott, who was a six-year veteran with the department, turned himself in Monday to Bexar County Sheriff’s deputies. SAPD subsequently placed him on administrative duty.
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In a news release Thursday, a police spokesperson said Scott, 31, had a warrant for his arrest stemming from an April 2025 “off-duty incident.” He was charged with striking fixture/highway landscape, which is considered a Class B misdemeanor.
Scott was released Tuesday from the the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a personal recognizance bond, jail records show.
The spokesperson also said Scott was terminated by the department Tuesday when he was given an indefinite suspension.
According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by KSAT, the crash happened at approximately 12:50 a.m. on April 9, 2025, in the 2500 block of East Evans Road.
Witnesses called 911 to report a blue 2022 Jeep Gladiator had struck a light pole “that was completely off its base and laying on top of the vehicle,” the affidavit states.
The vehicle had overturned on its passenger side in a travel lane and was vacant when police arrived, according to the affidavit. Inside, police found multiple items belonging to Scott, including:
- An SAPD traffic book
- Loaded 30-round rifle magazines
- Four boxes of 9mm ammunition
- Handcuffs
- A backpack with a nametag that read “Scott”
The vehicle was also registered to Scott and his wife, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, Scott called his wife and an insurance adjuster to report the crash, saying “he fell asleep at the wheel when the accident occurred.”
The replacement cost for the light pole was $2,100, the affidavit states.
According to a KSAT Investigates analysis, Scott was the seventh SAPD officer taken into custody this year.
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