District 3 councilwoman promises changes to stretch of road where man was killed Monday
District 3 Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran says enough is enough. Viagran said sheโs paying special attention to the stretch of Commercial Avenue near Sunglo Drive. Speeding vehicles is an issue Viagran says has been plaguing the area for years now and keeping people up at night, too. โIs it making the road from four lanes, two lanes on each side, to just one lane on each side with the center turn lane? Vigaran said depending on the chosen course of action following community input and traffic evaluations, there could be physical changes to this stretch of Commercial Avenue as early as this summer.
Driver killed in crash involving VIA bus identified by Bexar County Medical Examinerโs Office
SAPD officers responded to a fatal crash on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Street, not far from Southwest Military Drive on the South Side. SAN ANTONIO โ A 30-year-old man who died following a crash involving a VIA bus has been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examinerโs Office. Gary Mando Benavides died at the scene of the crash, which happened around 11 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Street, not far from Southwest Military Drive on the South Side. SAPD officers responded to a fatal crash on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Street, not far from Southwest Military Drive on the South Side. (KSAT)SAPD officers responded to a fatal crash on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Street, not far from Southwest Military Drive on the South Side.
Driver who ran stop sign killed in crash involving VIA bus, San Antonio police say
SAPD officers responded to a fatal crash on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Street, not far from Southwest Military Drive on the South Side. SAN ANTONIO โ A man in his 30s has died following a crash involving a VIA bus on Sunday night, according to San Antonio police. SAPD officers responded to the crash around 11 p.m. at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Street, not far from Southwest Military Drive on the South Side. Police said a male driver in a silver sedan ran a stop sign and was T-boned by the VIA bus. (KSAT)SAPD officers responded to a fatal crash on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the intersection of Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Street, not far from Southwest Military Drive on the South Side.
Massive flames engulf abandoned home on South Side
SAN ANTONIO โ An abandoned home was destroyed by a massive fire early Thursday morning, San Antonio firefighters said. The fire was called in around 4 a.m. in the 3700 block of Commercial Avenue, not far from Gillette Boulevard on the cityโs South Side. Firefighters said they arrived to find the home engulfed in flames. They say the structure is a total loss. Fire officials said no one was inside the home at the time of the fire and that no firefighters were injured.
San Antonio police officer fired after kneeling on suspects neck: records
SAN ANTONIO Two San Antonio police officers were handed indefinite suspensions after using excessive force on a handcuffed suspect who was not resisting arrest, according to disciplinary records. Officers Michael Brewer and Andre Vargas were both fired for the incident that occurred on Nov. 26, 2019, according to the suspension records. The officers responded to a disturbance call at Commercial Avenue and Grosvenor Boulevard, where they arrested a man. Although the man appeared to provide no resistance, administrators said Brewer caused unnecessary physical violence when he placed he left knee on the mans neck, according to the document. Minneapolis police and other departments across the country have explicitly banned that type of restraint since Floyds death made national headlines.