Off-Duty Deputy Injured in San Antonio Motorcycle Crash on North San Gabriel Avenue
San Antonio, Texas – According to the authorities, an off-duty Bexar County Deputy was injured Friday morning in a motorcycle crash in San Antonio’s West Side.
The crash happened around 11:45 a.m., March 22, near the 300 block of North San Gabriel Avenue.
Authorities said the deputy was helping lead a funeral procession when a white car driven by a woman suddenly struck him. The officer fell to the ground injuring his shoulder and hitting his head. He was taken to University Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
The woman was uninjured in the crash.
The deputies are investigating the crash.
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