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SAPD investigating after cinder block thrown from highway overpass injures driver below

Two families experienced a similar story when their windshields were smashed by an object thrown onto the highway.

SAN ANTONIO — Two women were recently hurt in two instances of rocks being hurled onto a San Antonio highway.

The San Antonio Police Department says it's investigating two cases where rocks were thrown from the New Braunfels Avenue overpass onto Interstate 37.

One woman was sent to the hospital and members of another family were unharmed. Many people are concerned about safety on the busy highway.

Along one stretch of I-37 is where the two similar stories took place.

Police say a cinder block thrown from the overpass smashed a windshield and broke one woman's arm. One month later, Gloria Edouard was driving 65 mph when her truck's windshield was smashed and her roof dented.

"All my glass was broke and I couldn't even see right," Edouard recalls.

Edouard's sister was in the passenger seat and was unharmed. The woman from the prior incident is still recovering.

After KENS 5 broke this story, our viewers offered ideas for potential solutions online.

Multiple drivers have been hit with heavy objects that they believe were thrown from the same highway overpass in San Antonio.

Posted by KENS 5 & Kens5.com on Sunday, July 11, 2021

Many suggested that cameras be installed at the intersection. TxDOT says its two cameras along the highway are for live monitoring only, and traffic cameras at a nearby intersection only save the previous 30 minutes of video.

The City of San Antonio's public works department says the video feed would have to be pulled immediately from their cameras.

Texas transportation officials would be responsible for installing fences on the overpass, but a representative says there are no such plans at the moment.

San Antonio Police continue to investigate the incidents in the meantime. According to a police report, a suspect was not at the location when they responded to the first incident. A description of the suspect wasn't provided, either.

The Edouards hope whoever might be doing this can stop.

"Why would you want to do that? Just love your brothers and sisters," Ben Edouard said.

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