Driver killed in crash on Loop 1604 near Stone Oak Parkway identified

SAN ANTONIO – A driver who was killed in a crash during wet weather in north San Antonio earlier this week has been identified.

The victim was identified Friday as Joel Bustamante, 26, by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.

According to police, two vehicles hydroplaned in the wet weather prior to the crash on Wednesday morning. Bustamante lost control and crashed into those vehicles, causing a chain reaction, police said.

Emergency crews extracted Bustamante from the vehicle, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.

The westbound lanes of Loop 1604 were closed for several hours.

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