Driver arrested on DWI charge after hitting man on scooter with vehicle, police say

Jose Martinez, 61, was taken into police custody

Man on scooter hit by vehicle near Santa Rosa. (KSAT)

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police have arrested a 61-year-old man after he allegedly struck a man on a scooter with his vehicle early Monday morning.

Jose Martinez was taken into police custody.

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According to police, a 25-year-old man on a scooter was exiting Market Square around 12:40 a.m. near the 100 block of South Santa Rosa when he was hit by a sedan.

Officers found Martinez about a block away with an open container inside his vehicle, police said. They also talked to several witnesses at the scene.

Martinez was evaluated for a DWI and was taken into custody, police said. Records with the Bexar County Jail show he was arrested on charges of DWI and failure to stop and render aid resulting in serious bodily injury.

The injured man was taken to University Hospital by EMS with a broken leg.


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Ben Spicer is a digital journalist who works the early morning shift for KSAT.

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