SAN ANTONIO – Two teenagers are in custody after a North Side carjacking ended in a T-bone crash and a man critically injured, according to San Antonio police.
Authorities identified the suspects on Thursday afternoon as Daniel Gunalda and Moses Perez.
Both suspects, who are 18 years old, are accused of stealing a Chevrolet Silverado from a home in the 1700 block of San Angelo Boulevard around 5:25 a.m., San Antonio police said in a preliminary report released Thursday morning.
The victim, whose truck was stolen, said they heard their car alarm going off and went to look outside. They saw the driver-side window busted out, and the teens hiding behind the vehicle, SAPD said.
According to police, one of the suspects pointed a gun at the victim and demanded their car keys. The victim threw them their keys, and the suspects fled with the vehicle, the report stated.
In a Thursday afternoon update, San Antonio police said officers chased after Gunalda and Perez while they were in the Silverado.
Authorities said Gunalda and Perez were speeding northbound on Blanco Road when they ran a red light and struck a vehicle traveling westbound on Jackson Keller Road.
The victim in the crash was taken to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
Gunalda and Perez fled the scene on foot but were later taken into custody, SAPD said.
According to Bexar County jail records, Gunalda (mugshot below) is facing three charges: aggravated robbery, evading arrest or detention and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
In its afternoon update, SAPD described the passenger inside the stolen vehicle as facing the same three charges as Gunalda. The evading arrest and unlawful carrying of a weapon are considered misdemeanors. Aggravated robbery is considered a first-degree felony.
San Antonio police said the defendant, who officers described as driving the stolen vehicle, was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on five charges: aggravated robbery, aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, failure to stop and render aid causing serious bodily injury, evading in a vehicle and unlawful carrying of a weapon.
The failure to stop and render aid causing serious bodily injury and the aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charges are both considered felonies.
As of Thursday afternoon, jail records have not confirmed Perez’s charges.