Bexar County medical examiner identifies BMW driver who crashed into 18-wheeler
Vehicle caught fire after crash, police say
KSAT Digital Staff
SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE 10/14/2024 5:25 a.m.: The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the man who crashed into an 18-wheeler early Sunday morning as 24-year-old Trent Waldrip.
(Original Story):
San Antonio police said the driver of a speeding vehicle died after their vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler and burst into flames.
Officers and emergency personnel arrived on the scene of the crash around 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 281 near Thousand Oaks Drive.
According to its initial investigation, SAPD said the unidentified male driver of a silver BMW rammed into the back of the 18-wheeler at a high rate of speed.
After the crash, the BMW caught fire, police said. The male driver, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.