Jaime Cruz Martinez's booking photo. (Bexar County jail) (Copyright 2025 by KSAT - All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – A 35-year-old man was arrested for intoxication manslaughter on Tuesday in connection with a multi-vehicle crash on the North Side, according to San Antonio police.
Jaime Cruz Martinez was booked into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on a $150,000 bond, records show.
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The crash happened around 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday in the 16500 block of US Highway 281 North near the exit for Thousand Oaks Drive.
A man driving a Dodge Ram pickup truck, later identified as Martinez, crashed into the back of a Ford Ranger, police stated.
Due to the crash, the Ford Ranger collided with another vehicle.
An SAPD preliminary report indicated that Martinez was speeding before the collision.
A 30-year-old man driving the Ford Ranger was pinned inside the truck. He was later pronounced dead after the crash, according to police.
The 30-year-old man has not yet been identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office.
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