Man killed in West Side dirt bike crash while attempting to go around traffic, police say

SAN ANTONIO – A man was killed while attempting to go around traffic on a dirt bike on the West Side, according to San Antonio police.

The roughly 30-year-old dirt bike driver died just before 8:30 p.m. Saturday after colliding with the back of a pick-up truck on Marbauch Avenue, a sergeant on the scene told KSAT.

After attempting to go around the truck, police said the driver swerved back into the lane and hit the pick-up truck. He was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

It is unclear whether the dirt bike driver was speeding, but the sergeant said even a small-speed crash can kill those not wearing a helmet.

The sergeant also said the dirt bike should not have been driven on a neighborhood road.

A teenage male passenger was also riding on the back of the dirt bike, but did not suffer life-threatening injuries, police said.

This is a developing story. KSAT will update this story as more information becomes available.

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