SAN ANTONIO – A 76-year-old man was killed and his passenger was injured Saturday afternoon in a crash on Interstate 35 on the Northeast Side, according to San Antonio police.
The crash happened just after 2 p.m. on the southbound lanes of I-35 at Rittiman Road.
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According to a Sunday SAPD preliminary report, the man was driving a 2006 Ford F-150 pickup truck when a 2013 Dodge Avenger entered the highway and “got in front of the Ford truck.”
The man allegedly became upset and began cursing at the driver of the Dodge, the report states.
The two vehicles collided, causing the Ford to roll onto its side, police said. The Dodge was redirected into the center concrete barrier and came to a stop.
Police said neither the man nor his passenger in the Ford was wearing a seatbelt, and both suffered serious injuries.
The man was pronounced dead at the scene. The passenger was taken to a hospital for further treatment, the San Antonio Fire Department confirmed to KSAT on Saturday.
The driver of the Dodge was not seriously injured, police said.
According to the Texas Department of Transportation, the crash blocked three southbound lanes.
No charges have been filed at this time, and the investigation is ongoing.
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