SAN ANTONIO – Three men seen in a stolen truck crashed into multiple vehicles, including a Texas Department of Public Safety unit, while trying to evade arrest, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Around 9:35 a.m. Thursday, detectives located a stolen blue Dodge truck near Pleasanton Road and Loop 410. Police identified the driver as David Wescott, 18.
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Passengers in the truck got into a white BMW and both vehicles started following each other. Officers used SAPD’s EAGLE helicopter to track the truck as both vehicles pulled into a nearby gas station.
Police said officers attempted to conduct a traffic stop on the stolen vehicle, but David Wescott was “refusing to cooperate.” He then accelerated and collided with a DPS agent’s vehicle.
The driver of the BMW also collided with multiple vehicles while attempting to flee the scene, police said. The BMW was not reported stolen.
No injuries were reported.
Police said David Wescott and Michael Jesus Rodriguez, 23, attempted to flee on foot but were apprehended by officers.
David Wescott had a stolen firearm and is facing charges of unauthorized use of a vehicle, evading arrest and unlawful carry, according to police.
Rodriguez was arrested after it was discovered that he had an active felony warrant for theft of a vehicle, police said. He is also facing a charge of evading arrest.
Benjamin Wescott, 18, was apprehended at the scene. He is facing a charge of criminal mischief, SAPD said.
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