Driver flees after hitting, killing woman crossing street on West Side, SAPD says
Crash happened around 12: 25 a.m. Sunday in the 3500 block of Culebra Road
Mason Hickok, Digital Journalist
A file image of a San Antonio police car. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – A driver fled after hitting and killing a woman crossing a West Side street early Sunday, according to San Antonio police.
A 49-year-old woman was hit by a light-colored truck while crossing Culebra Road near St. Mary’s University just before 12:30 a.m., according to a SAPD preliminary report.
The woman was later identified as Alba Gallegos by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s office.
SAPD said the driver fled without helping the woman.
Officers pronounced the woman dead after they arrived at the scene.
The driver, if found, will be charged with one count of collision involving death, police said.
SAPD’s investigation is ongoing.
Editor’s note: This story was updated Wednesday with the identity of the victim.