Woman Hit, Killed By 18-Wheeler
Victim Was Walking On I-10
POSTED: Tuesday, December 8, 2009
UPDATED: 12:46 pm CST December 8, 2009
SAN ANTONIO -- A 32-year-old woman who was walking in the middle of Interstate 10 was hit and killed by an 18-wheeler Tuesday morning.
According to Sgt. Marcial Luevano of the San Antonio Police Department, a witness saw the woman get out of a pickup truck at the Shell gasoline station near Interstate 10 and Camp Bullis Road at 4:30 a.m. and walk across the access road and onto the highway. Moments later, the big rig hit her, killing her instantly.
According to a witness, the woman did not appear to be emotional or distraught, Luevano said.
The accident shut down the eastbound lanes of I-10 for about three hours.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office has not yet released the woman's identity.
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