SAN ANTONIO – A 17-year-old from San Antonio was arrested after he allegedly drove through Main Plaza in New Braunfels and then crashed into a building and ran off, according to police.
New Braunfels police said the teen driver was traveling on West San Antonio Street toward Main Plaza after 8:30 p.m. Wednesday and drove through the roundabout.
The car went through the plaza, causing minor damage, and then crashed into the New Braunfels Utilities building.
The driver ran off, but was later taken into custody, police said. He was taken to the hospital with injuries that were non-life threatening.
No one else was injured.
He is accused of driving while intoxicated, evading on foot, fleeing the scene of an accident and resisting arrest, police said.
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