Woman killed in crash on I-35 on Southwest Side identified by medical examiner

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SAN ANTONIOUpdate (Saturday, 5:30 p.m.):

The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a woman who was killed in a rollover crash on I-35 Friday morning.

Ashanti Marie Flores, 20, died from blunt force injuries she sustained in the accident, the ME’s office said.

No other injuries in the crash were reported and no other vehicles were involved.

Original:

A woman was killed in a rollover crash on Interstate 35 on the Southwest Side on Friday morning, according to San Antonio police.

Police responded to the single-car crash at 4:45 a.m. on the northbound lanes of the highway near Somerset Road.

A preliminary report from SAPD states a 20-year-old woman was driving a 2006 Toyota Solara and, for some reason, drove off the roadway into a grassy median.

The Toyota rolled multiple times and she was ejected from the scene.

She was pronounced dead at the scene, and she has not been identified.

The case remains under investigation.

Police responded to the single-car crash before 5 a.m. Friday on the northbound lanes of the highway near Somerset Road. (KSAT)

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