Man hit, killed by truck while trying to cross North Side highway identified

SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE 5/31/21: The medical examiner’s office identified the man fatally struck by a vehicle while trying to cross a North Side highway on May 16 as 22-year-old Roberto Gonzalez III.

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A man was fatally struck by a vehicle overnight while trying to cross a highway on the North Side, according to San Antonio police.

The incident happened around 5:17 a.m., Sunday, on Loop 1604 and Blanco Road.

Police said the driver of a white truck was traveling eastbound on the main lanes of Loop 1604 when a man tried to cross the highway.

The man walked into the path of the white truck and was struck, according to authorities. He was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.

Alcohol was not a factor in the crash and the driver of the truck will not be charged, according to officials.

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