{"id":122609,"date":"2025-08-06T03:43:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:43:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/122609\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T03:43:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T03:43:09","slug":"2-arrested-accused-of-abandoning-injured-horse-on-road-after-crash-bcso-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/122609\/","title":{"rendered":"2 arrested, accused of abandoning injured horse on road after crash, BCSO says"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 Two people were arrested after allegedly abandoning an injured horse on the road after a car crash, according to the Bexar County Sheriff\u2019s Office.<\/p>\n

On July 27, sheriff\u2019s deputies responded to a report of a critically injured horse found bleeding near an abandoned trailer.<\/p>\n

\u201cDue to the critical condition of the horse, a responding veterinarian determined it had to be euthanized to prevent further suffering,\u201d BCSO said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Investigators with the Animal Crimes Enforcement (ACE) Unit obtained security footage from the scene that showed the driver of a silver Dodge Ram truck unhooking the wrecked trailer and abandoning the horse in a parking lot behind Santikos Casa Blanca, BCSO said.<\/p>\n

Investigators arrested the driver, identified as David Morales-Mata, 24, BCSO said. <\/p>\n

Clarissa Morales-Gaytan, 23, was also arrested after falsely reporting the truck as missing \u201cin an apparent attempt to distance both individuals\u201d from the crash, according to BCSO.<\/p>\n

Morales-Gaytan told investigators that Morales-Mata said he had crashed his truck while towing the horse a day after a horse roping event.<\/p>\n

She said that Morales-Mata instructed her to follow him as he relocated the truck and to report the vehicle as stolen, according to BCSO.<\/p>\n

Morales-Mata was charged with animal cruelty to livestock animals and tampering with evidence. His bond was set at $10,000.<\/p>\n

Morales-Gaytan was charged with filing a false police report. Her bond was set at $1,500.<\/p>\n

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