Raul Gallegos, 20, was pronounced dead on Thursday, March 19.
San Antonio, TX – A driver who was involved in a street racing accident on Tuesday in San Antonio’s Northwest Side has died, according to the authorities.
Raul Gallegos, 20, was pronounced dead on Thursday, March 19.
The fatal collision happened just after 6:30 p.m. on March 17 in the 1200 block of Culebra Road near North Elemendorf Street.
Police said a sedan and a black pickup truck were racing when the sedan lost control, spun into oncoming traffic, and crashed into another vehicle.
The sedan driver, Gallegos, was taken to the hospital, where he later died. His passenger, 12-year-old Jonathan Rivera, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other driver, a 66-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
The truck driver fled the scene after the accident.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
San Antonio, TX – The 12-year-old boy who was killed on Tuesday in a street racing accident in San Antonio’s Northwest Side has been identified as Jonathan Rivera, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
The fatal collision happened just after 6:30 p.m. on March 17 on Culebra Road near North Elemendorf Street.
Police said a sedan and a black pickup truck were racing when the sedan lost control, spun into oncoming traffic, and crashed into another vehicle.
The sedan driver, a 20-year-old, was taken to the hospital and could face charges of racing on a highway resulting in death.
A passenger in the sedan, Rivera, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The other driver, a 66-year-old woman, was taken to the hospital in unknown condition.
An investigation into the accident is underway.
San Antonio, TX – Three people were injured Tuesday evening in a two-vehicle collision in San Antonio’s West Side, according to the police.
The collision was reported just after 6:30 p.m. on March 17 at the intersection of North Elmendorf Street and Culebra Road.
Police said a man in his early 20s was driving eastbound on Culebra Road and was possibly racing another car when he went into oncoming traffic and collided with a white sedan.
The sedan driver, a woman, was taken to the hospital in critical condition. She was not involved in the possible race.
The man and his 12-year-old nephew were taken to the hospital in unknown conditions.
It was not disclosed if the third driver remained at the scene.
The police are investigating the accident.
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