SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio police officer was fired after severely damaging a patrol unit by running over a median and failing to report it, according to disciplinary records reviewed by KSAT Investigates.
The suspension records were released by the San Antonio Police Department earlier this month.
SAPD officer busted for crash cover-up after damaging patrol car
Officer Martin Rivas is indefinitely suspended after damaging a patrol unit in a chase, failing to report it, and speeding, suspension records show.
Discipline records show that an SAPD officer noticed one of the units parked at the South Substation appeared to have been in a crash. Records show that Rivas, who was the last officer to drive the unit, did not report the crash to a supervisor…