A police helicopter followed the vehicle as it headed from downtown to the East Side...
Deputy Ernesto Garza, 32, was arrested July 1 and charged with driving while intoxicated and evading arrest.An off-duty Bexar County sheriff’s deputy was driving 80 mph on Interstate 10 West and swerved out of his lane before officers pulled him over, San Antonio police said.
A San Antonio police officer tasked with spotting DWI drivers saw a white 2016 Buick Encore heading toward downtown and traveling above the 60-mph speed limit at 2:20 a.m. July 1 in the 2600 block of I-10 West, a police report states. The deputy, identified by the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office as Ernesto Garza, 32, also was changing lanes improperly, the report states.
The officer activated his emergency lights, signaling Garza to pull over. When Garza failed to pull over, the officer turned off his emergency lights and followed Garza’s SUV, calling for help from San Antonio Police Department’s helicopter, according to the report. Police said Garza took Interstate 35 North and exited at New Braunfels Avenue. He then ran a red light at New Braunfels and Lamar Street, the report states. Shortly afterward, Garza came to a stop.‘Consequences will be swift and severe’: Bexar County deputy accused of DWI, evading arrestPolice filed a warrant to draw his blood for testing before he was booked into the Bexar County jail. He was released the same day after posting bond. His bail had been set at $11,000.
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