{"id":664355,"date":"2026-03-18T12:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/664355\/"},"modified":"2026-03-18T12:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T12:06:22","slug":"off-duty-san-antonio-police-officer-hospitalized-after-east-side-crash-sapd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/664355\/","title":{"rendered":"Off-duty San Antonio police officer hospitalized after East Side crash, SAPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The crash happened in the 4000 block of East Houston Street<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><strong>SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 An off-duty San Antonio police officer was hospitalized early Wednesday after a crash on the East Side. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The crash happened just before 2:40 a.m. in the 4000 block of East Houston Street, which is located near East Commerce Street. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">SAPD said the officer left the East Substation on a motorcycle and was hit by a silver sedan off Noblewood Drive. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The officer was taken to a local hospital for treatment. A sergeant at the scene described the officer\u2019s condition as \u201ccritical but stable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Police said the driver of the silver sedan was being assessed for further evaluation. No charges have been filed at this time. <\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">This is a developing story. 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