Driver, 60, arrested on DWI suspicion after T-boning police officer’s unit, SAPD says Man also facing charge of unlawfully carrying a weapon
(KSAT 12 News)
SAN ANTONIO – A 60-year-old man was arrested early Saturday morning after crashing into a San Antonio police unit on the Northeast Side, according to SAPD.
An SAPD officer was in a marked patrol vehicle just before 1:30 a.m. in the 12300 block of Nacogdoches Road when the suspect pulled out of a private driveway and T-boned into the passenger side of the patrol unit, according to police.
The officer suffered a minor injury. The driver had no apparent injuries.
Police found the driver was under the influence and in possession of a firearm. He was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon.
The weapon was a handgun, SAPD said.
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