SAPD: Driver not expected to be charged after crashing into 2 officers in patrol vehicle

SAN ANTONIO – Two San Antonio police officers are expected to be OK after a driver ran through a red light and struck the officers’ patrol vehicle Monday morning on the Northwest Side.

The crash happened just before 8 a.m. near the Loop 1604 access road and Bandera Road.

Witnesses told police a driver in a Hyundai Sonata ran a red light traveling westbound on Bandera Road.

According to an SAPD preliminary report, the officers were stopped at a red light when it turned green. The Hyundai Sonata then collided with the patrol vehicle after the officers’ traffic light turned green.

The SAPD vehicle then hit two poles after impact, police said.

Both officers were moving and talking after the crash but were taken to the hospital by ambulance as a precaution. Authorities said one officer suffered head injuries, while the other suffered neck and back injuries.

The driver of the Hyundai was not injured. She is not expected to face charges, an officer at the scene said.

The officers were not responding to a call at the time of the crash.

SAPD said its investigation is ongoing.

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