Ricardo Sandoval's booking photo. (Bexar County jail) (Copyright 2025 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)
CORRECTION: Due to incorrect information provided twice by the San Antonio Police Department, a previous version of this story included the name and photo of a driver who had no involvement in this crash. The story has been corrected to include the man that San Antonio police said Wednesday they arrested in connection with the alleged crime.
SAN ANTONIO – A man was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after allegedly hitting a bicyclist on the West Side, according to San Antonio police.
The crash happened just before 7 p.m. Saturday in the 1000 block of Frio City Road.
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A preliminary report said the driver, identified as 54-year-old Ricardo Sandoval, was heading northeast on Frio City Road when he struck a 48-year-old man riding a bicycle.
The crash caused life-threatening injuries to the bicyclist, police said. He was taken to a hospital in critical condition.
Sandoval remained at the scene, rendered aid and cooperated with investigators, the report states.
Upon further investigation, SAPD said that he was found to be intoxicated at the time of the crash.
Sandoval was later booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a $2,500 bond, jail records show.
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