BEXAR COUNTY – An off-duty San Antonio police officer is beneath investigation for driving whereas intoxicated (DWI) after he crashed into a house’s entrance yard on Tuesday afternoon in west Bexar County, a blood draw warrant and Bexar County Sheriff’s Workplace incident report present.
Bexar County sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a automobile, pushed by 58-year-old David McCall, that crashed simply earlier than 4 p.m. within the 3400 block of Coryell Cove.
McCall, a 17-year veteran of SAPD, “appeared aware however was unresponsive to verbal makes an attempt to speak and was struggling to breathe,” a BCSO incident report states.
Investigators famous a six-pack of beer and an unopened bottle of wine inside McCall’s automobile, as paramedics carried out life-saving care on McCall, the report reveals.
An affidavit to attract a pattern of McCall’s blood states he was “apologetic” on the scene and repeatedly requested whether or not he had damage anybody within the crash.
McCall additionally said he didn’t imply to be impolite to regulation enforcement, the warrant states.
Deputies adopted an ambulance because it took McCall to a close-by hospital.
Nurses on the hospital detected alcohol on McCall’s breath and a BCSO investigator then took steps to acquire the warrant for a blood draw, data present.
As of Wednesday afternoon, McCall had not been criminally charged.
The toxicology outcomes are pending and BCSO investigators will use the outcomes to find out if McCall was intoxicated on the time of the crash and if medical problems contributed to the accident, data present.
SAPD officers confirmed on Wednesday that McCall has been positioned on administrative responsibility whereas its inner affairs unit investigates the incident.
SAPD officers referred extra questions concerning the crash to BCSO.
McCall is the second SAPD officer within the final week to be investigated for attainable DWI.
On July 31, longtime San Antonio police officer Paul Fencik was arrested whereas on-duty, after SAPD supervisors detected the odor of intoxicants coming from Fencik throughout roll name.
Fencik drove his patrol automobile out of the substation parking zone, SAPD mentioned. A lieutenant then referred to as him again and Fencik returned straight away.
Throughout a search of Fencik’s patrol automobile, police mentioned they discovered an open beer container within the middle console and a cooler full of unopened beer.
He was taken into custody and charged with DWI with a blood alcohol content material over .15, jail data present.
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