Police Officer Raul Tapia Injured in San Antonio Two-Vehicle Crash at Babcock Road and NW Loop 410
San Antonio, Texas (November 8, 2018) – A police officer was hospitalized Tuesday night after a traffic collision involving an Acadian Ambulance in San Antonio, according to a local news release.
The crash took place at about 7:14 p.m. November 6, at the intersection of Babcock Road and the NW Loop 410 access road.
As per the release, the 2017 Mercedes Acadian Ambulance driven by Lydia Lopez and a 2018 Ford Police Interceptor driven by San Antonio Police Officer Raul Tapia collided at the intersection.
Tapia said his traffic light was still yellow when he started making a turn to go after a violator who was to his left and had just made a left turn.
Lopez said she was southbound on Babcock Road and her traffic light had turned green as she approached the intersection. She started slowing down when she saw a vehicle making a left turn, but she couldn’t stop resulting in the collision.
Tapia was taken to University Hospital for possible internal injuries.
An investigation is ongoing.