SAN ANTONIO – UPDATE 3/8/22: The medical examiner’s office identified the man killed after a crash with an 18-wheeler on Loop 410 early Monday morning as 21-year-old Isaiah Felix Velasquez.
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A male driver is dead following a vehicle crash with an 18-wheeler on Loop 410 early Monday morning, San Antonio police said.
The crash occurred around 3:45 a.m. on Loop 410 southbound, near the Pearsall Road exit.
According to police, the man was driving a dark-colored sport utility vehicle when it slammed into the back of an 18-wheeler that had pulled off onto the side of the highway.
Police said the driver became pinned inside the SUV under the back of the 18-wheeler. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
At this time, the cause of the crash is not currently known. The driver of the 18-wheeler was not hurt.
SAPD did not give an age for the man that died or say if alcohol played a factor in the crash.
The investigation is ongoing, police said.