Man charged with intoxication manslaughter after North Side crash kills 1, SAPD says

SAN ANTONIO – A man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash caused by a driver speeding and driving while intoxicated, according to San Antonio police.

The crash happened in the 16500 block of US Highway 281 North near the exit for Thousand Oaks Drive around 2:10 a.m.

A man driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck crashed into the back of a Ford Ranger. Due to the crash, the Ford Ranger collided with another vehicle.

An SAPD preliminary report said the driver of the Dodge truck was speeding before the crash.

The 30-year-old man driving the Ford Ranger was pinned inside the truck and was later pronounced dead after the crash, police said.

The driver of the Dodge had been detained at the scene for possibly driving while intoxicated. SAPD’s report later clarified the man, whose age was not provided, was arrested for intoxication manslaughter.

The driver of the third vehicle was not injured.

Several northbound lanes were closed much of Tuesday morning as crews worked to clear the scene.

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