{"id":1001710,"date":"2026-08-15T04:48:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1001710\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T04:48:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T04:48:15","slug":"bexar-county-deputy-constable-escapes-blazing-patrol-unit-on-i-10-precinct-4-constable-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1001710\/","title":{"rendered":"Bexar County deputy constable escapes blazing patrol unit on I-10, Precinct 4 constable says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No injuries related to the fire were reported<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 A deputy constable escaped safely from his patrol unit after it caught on fire while he was assisting a crash on Interstate 10 West, according to Precinct 4 Bexar County Constable <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/1Hd8Emomap\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kathryn Brown<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Deputy constables responded to the crash Friday afternoon on I-10 between Foster Road and Ackerman Road, Brown said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Among the group of deputy constables was \u201cDeputy Day.\u201d Brown said he was typing information into a computer-aided dispatch system inside his patrol unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Parked behind Day was Deputy Hemingway, the Precinct 4 constable said. Hemingway alerted Day that his vehicle was on fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Day was able to get out of the unit moments before it engulfed in flames, Brown said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">No injuries related to the fire were reported, according to Brown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">The vehicle fire closed all lanes within that portion of I-10 for several hours. <\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\">Officials did not immediately release details about what caused the fire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 jJNfBD fSvavs article-text\"><b>Read also:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 etvbxt font_openSans articleList\">\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 evEXvX dsnUCb\"\/><\/ul>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 kfUEDb copyright\">Copyright 2026 by KSAT &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the Authors<\/p>\n<ul class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 hAhale kqyoCt author-container\">\n<li class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Stack-vJ7SwH7U__StackBase-sc-1m5bkhd-0 bJKfNq dsnUCb author\">Samuel Rocha IV headshot<a class=\"Link-PukYsz7Y__LinkBase-sc-scvrjz-0 gQZqgJ\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ksat.com\/team\/SRBYREIS6TRV7FEISOBV\/\" title=\"View Samuel Rocha IV&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Samuel Rocha IV<\/a>\n<p class=\"Box-_wrDxHtU__Box-sc-10sa3ie-0 Text-nO2aZ44r__TextBase-sc-s2hv5x-0 duhyRF bxSMlJ\">Samuel Rocha joined KSAT as a Newsroom Trainee in the spring of 2026. 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