San Antonio Officer Critically Injured While Directing Traffic

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A San Antonio police officer was rushed to the hospital in critical condition after being struck by a vehicle early Sunday as he directed traffic, according to reports.

The incident occurred along the 8600 block of South Flores Street where the officer had been dispatched to investigate a separate car crash at around 1:15 a.m. on Sunday, MySa.com reported. At one point, the officer was hit by a red vehicle traveling south as he stood in a road lane directing traffic, a police spokesperson said.

The officer was rushed to Brooke Army Medical Center with massive head injuries. A San Antonio Police Department press advisory issued at 10 a.m. reported the officer was in stable condition.

The woman driving the vehicle that struck the officer told police she did not see him, SAPD officials said, noting she stopped to render aid. She was evaluated and showed no signs of intoxication, police said, and was released at the scene.

This is a developing story. Patch will update when more details are known.

The incident comes 13 years to the day that another San Antonio police officer was killed in a traffic accident. Officer John Wheeler was killed in 2005 when a drunk driver traveling at more than 90 miles per hour slammed into his patrol car on southwest Loop 410 at Culebra Road. The impact caused the Crown Victoria patrol car to explode, setting both cars on fire. Both drivers died at the scene, police said in a social media post. Wheeler was 41 years old and had served 12 years on the force.

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