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SAPD officer rear-ends car en route to separate crash on NW Side, police say

Car that was struck then hit a second car as a result of crash; one driver hospitalized in stable condition

A San Antonio police officer rear-ended a driver who then hit a separate car late Thursday evening. The officer was responding to a separate car crash call, according to San Antonio police. (KSAT)

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer rear-ended a car that then hit another car while en route to a separate crash call on the Northwest Side late Thursday, according to SAPD.

The crash happened just before 11:30 p.m. near Culebra Road and Arcadia Creek.

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The officer was responding to a call for a car crash near Alamo Ranch, according to police.

While enroute to the call, the officer’s vehicle hydroplaned and rear-ended a white sedan, which then hit a black sedan, according to a preliminary report from SAPD.

A woman in the white sedan was taken to the hospital in stable condition. The driver of the black sedan was issued a ticket for not having insurance, police said.

The officer was not injured, but complained of skin irritation from the airbag, police said.

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