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. 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.
Original reporting: San Antonio, TX News (HLL/CB) — read the source article.
