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DPS: Driver arrested after chase ends with crash through San Antonio airport gate into runway

The driver, a 25-year-old man, evaded through various parts of the city before the crash, DPS says

The trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2012 Chrysler around 1:30 a.m. Saturday near Loop 410 and Babcock Road. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)

SAN ANTONIO – A driver was arrested after leading a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper on a chase through San Antonio that ended with a crash into a runway at the San Antonio International Airport, the agency said Saturday.

The trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2012 Chrysler around 1:30 a.m. Saturday near Loop 410 and Babcock Road.

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The trooper attempted to make a traffic stop on a 2012 Chrysler around 1:30 a.m. Saturday near Loop 410 and Babcock Road. (Copyright 2026 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)

DPS said the driver evaded through various parts of the city before crashing through a gate off Jones Maltsberger Road and into the airport runway.

The collision disabled the vehicle. DPS said the driver, identified as a 25-year-old man, was arrested without incident. Troopers also located a firearm in the vehicle.

The man was arrested for evading arrest in a motor vehicle and unlawful carrying of a weapon, according to DPS.

The investigation is ongoing.


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