18-wheeler hits, kills pedestrian on I-10, La Cantera Parkway

Police: Man exited vehicle prior to getting hit

SAN ANTONIO – An 18-wheeler hit and killed a pedestrian late Wednesday morning on the city's Northwest Side.

San Antonio police said a 29-year-old man was parked on the right shoulder of the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 near La Cantera Parkway at 11:15 a.m., when he got out of his vehicle and walked onto the highway. Moments later, he was hit by the big rig.

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The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

According to a police report, detectives are treating the case as a suicide.

The victim has not been identified.


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