San Antonio, TX : Officer on bicycle hospitalized by hit-and-run crash on Sunday, November 16, 2014
San Antonio police are searching for a person who they say sent an officer to the hospital after crashing into his bicycle while driving the wrong way down the street.
A group of officers on bicycles were dispatched Sunday to assist off-duty Bexar County deputies who reported a disturbance at a Whataburger restaurant. The officers tried to stop the car while it was traveling the wrong direction on a one-way street.
Police say the driver accelerated and hit the officer, who flipped over the top of the car. The officer was hospitalized with an unspecified leg injury and the bike was snapped in half.
The officer's identity and condition haven't been released.
Police say the suspect was driving a blue Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
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Police: San Antonio officer on bicycle hospitalized by hit-and-run, wrong-way driver