A suspected South Side carjacking on Sunday evening turned into a high-speed run across city lines, ending in Universal City with a crash that sent the driver to the hospital. Witnesses said the pursuit finally stopped when the vehicle hit a tree and a boulder near Aviation Road and FM 1976. Officers arrested the driver at the scene, and a woman was believed to still be in the car when it first took off.
According to KABB, the incident began when a man allegedly took a vehicle at WW White Road and Houston Street in San Antonio. The station reported that a woman was still believed to be inside the vehicle when it fled, and that the suspect reportedly had at least one active warrant. KABB aired witness photos and updated its coverage Sunday night as more information surfaced.
The chase crossed out of San Antonio into nearby Universal City and ended close to Aviation Road and FM 1976, where the vehicle reportedly slammed into a boulder and a tree. A witness told KABB that "he was going pretty fast, maybe 70 to 80 miles an hour" as officers closed in. Police took the driver into custody at the crash site before he was transported to a hospital. As of KABB's latest report, there was no immediate public information on the woman's condition.
Police policy and pursuit risks
San Antonio has tightened its pursuit rules in recent years, limiting chases to violent crimes or situations involving weapons and directing officers to weigh the danger to the public before engaging, the Express-News reports. The approach reflects a broader regional push to cut down on risky pursuits after several high-profile crashes that rattled residents and officials alike.
Chases that cross city lines complicate enforcement
Short, high-speed pursuits around the San Antonio metro area often blast through multiple jurisdictions, pulling in several agencies and complicating the call on whether to keep chasing. An earlier stolen-vehicle pursuit in November ran through several counties, KSAT reported. At the state level, Texas does not have a single standardized pursuit law, and lawmakers have debated proposals to tighten the rules after deadly incidents, according to KERA.
KABB was the only local outlet with on-the-ground details that we found as of Monday morning, and law enforcement had not issued a detailed public statement in the coverage we reviewed. Because reporting is still early, key information such as the suspect's identity, the status of the woman who was reportedly inside the car, and any formal charges had not yet appeared in public records.
We will update this story if police departments release official statements or if additional reporting becomes available.
