SAPD officer suspended for 30 days for two unauthorized chases in two weeks
– A San Antonio police officer who took part in two unauthorized high-speed pursuits in just over a two-week period earlier this year was suspended for 30 days by the department, records obtained byOfficer Taylor Sanchez was handed separate suspensions of 20 days and 10 days in June, following internal affairs investigations into the two incidents.
“Officer Sanchez drove in excess of 100 mph, drove off road to jump a curb on a U-turn and entered intersections against steady red signals without stopping,” his suspension paperwork states. Sanchez disregarded numerous stop signs and went through an intersection from a right-turn-only lane, the records state.
Sanchez served the suspensions in late June and then from late July through mid-August, records show.
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