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Driver detained after crash involving SAPD officer, police say

SAPD: Driver, identified as a 51-year-old man, showed signs of intoxication

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SAN ANTONIO – A driver was detained after a crash involving a San Antonio police officer on the Northwest Side, according to the San Antonio Police Department.

The crash happened just before 9:30 p.m. Friday in the 6700 block of Whitby Road.

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Officers were traveling eastbound when they spotted a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed going westbound on Whitby Road, police said. The driver then allegedly began heading westbound in the eastbound lanes.

SAPD said officers attempted to swerve to avoid a collision, but the driver’s vehicle sideswiped the officer’s vehicle.

No injuries were reported.

Officers stopped the driver, identified as a 51-year-old man, who showed signs of intoxication when evaluated at the scene.

Additional information was not immediately available.


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