SAN ANTONIO – Four people were hospitalized and a man was arrested after a Texas Department of Public Safety-initiated chase ended in a crash, according to a department spokesperson.
The crash occurred around 9:30 a.m. Friday on the Southwest Loop 410 access road between State Highway 151 and Marbach Road.
DPS said troopers attempted to conduct a traffic stop when the driver of a white Dodge vehicle fled while traveling north on Southwest Loop 410 near Medina Base Road.
The driver, identified as 23-year-old Matthew Daniel Garcia, crashed his vehicle into a blue Ford pickup truck while attempting to exit Loop 410 at Exit 9A near Marbach Road, DPS said.
A DPS patrol unit was also involved in the crash, according to the department.
DPS said Garcia’s vehicle was overturned along the Loop 410 eastbound access road in the crash.
Authorities said Garcia was charged with evading arrest with a motor vehicle.
He was taken to a hospital, troopers said. His condition remains unknown.
A man, woman and child inside the Ford truck were taken to a nearby hospital for further treatment.
As a precaution, DPS said troopers were also hospitalized but were later released.
Southwest Loop 410 at Exit 9A and the adjacent access road have since been reopened.
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