Man runs from officers, jumps off bridge, SAPD says

He's expected to survive; was sought on traffic warrant

SAN ANTONIO – A man ran from police officers and jumped off a bridge late Thursday on the city's West Side.

Police said the man, who is in his 20s, was riding a bicycle around 11:30 p.m. at West Poplar and North Elmendorf, when officers stopped him.

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Officers discovered the man was named on a traffic warrant, and that's when he ran from them and jumped off a bridge and into a ditch.

The man was taken to University Hospital, where he is expected to survive.

He will be charged with evading arrest and possibly drug charges, police said.


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