No injuries related to the fire were reported<\/p>\n
A deputy constable escaped safely after his patrol unit caught on fire while assisting a crash on Aug. 14, 2026, on Interstate 10 West, according to Precinct 4 Bexar County Constable Kathryn Brown. (Precinct 4 Bexar County Constable Kathryn Brown)<\/p>\n
SAN ANTONIO \u2013 A deputy constable escaped safely from his patrol unit after it caught on fire while he was assisting a crash on Interstate 10 West, according to Precinct 4 Bexar County Constable Kathryn Brown<\/a>.<\/p>\n Deputy constables responded to the crash Friday afternoon on I-10 between Foster Road and Ackerman Road, Brown said.<\/p>\n Among the group of deputy constables was \u201cDeputy Day.\u201d Brown said he was typing information into a computer-aided dispatch system inside his patrol unit.<\/p>\n Parked behind Day was Deputy Hemingway, the Precinct 4 constable said. Hemingway alerted Day that his vehicle was on fire.<\/p>\n Day was able to get out of the unit moments before it engulfed in flames, Brown said.<\/p>\n No injuries related to the fire were reported, according to Brown.<\/p>\n The vehicle fire closed all lanes within that portion of I-10 for several hours. <\/p>\n Officials did not immediately release details about what caused the fire.<\/p>\n Read also:<\/p>\n Copyright 2026 by KSAT – All rights reserved.<\/p>\n About the AuthorsSamuel Rocha IV headshotSamuel Rocha IV<\/a><\/p>\n Samuel Rocha joined KSAT as a Newsroom Trainee in the spring of 2026. He is a San Antonio native and a graduate of San Antonio College and Texas A&M University-San Antonio.<\/p>\n