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Man killed after crashing into tree along US Highway 90, San Antonio police say

Roger Martinez, 22, died at the scene

SAN ANTONIO – A man was killed after crashing into a tree along U.S. Highway 90, according to San Antonio police.

Around 3:45 a.m. Saturday, police said a man was driving a white 2010 Chevrolet Impala when he attempted to enter the eastbound lanes of U.S. Highway 90 West from Southwest Loop 410.

The man failed to make a turn and drove onto the grassy median, police said, where he struck a tree. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the man as Roger Martinez, 22.

Martinez died of blunt force injuries, the medical examiner’s office said. His death was ruled an accident.

“There are no criminal charges pending for this incident,” police said Saturday.

Additional information was not immediately available.


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