SAN ANTONIO – A man was killed early Wednesday morning after police said he rear-ended another car and crashed into a fence on the Northwest Side.
Miguel Zayas, 39, was pronounced dead on the scene. The Bexar County Medical Examiner said Zayas died from blunt force injuries, which were complicated by his heart disease. The death was ruled an accident.
The crash happened just before 4:30 a.m. at the intersection of Culebra Road and Daniel Krug.
According to an SAPD preliminary report, Zayas was driving at a high rate of speed and struck a vehicle from behind before colliding with a nearby fence.
The driver of the second vehicle left the roadway and came to a safe stop, according to the report.
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