Passenger killed, driver arrested after rollover crash, police say

Incident was reported just after 10 p.m. near Loop 1604, Leslie Road

SAN ANTONIO – One person is dead and another has been arrested after a rollover vehicle accident on the city's far Northwest Side late Sunday night, San Antonio police said.

The incident was reported just after 10 p.m. near Loop 1604 and Leslie Road, which is not far from Braun Road and Shaenfield Road.

According to police, the white sedan was traveling at a high rate of speed when it approached a curve in the road and slid into a guardrail. That's when, police said, the vehicle left the roadway and headed down an embankment where it dug into the grass and flipped. 

Jesse Anthony Cruz, 50, was not wearing his seat belt and was ejected from the sunroof of the vehicle when it flipped, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

San Antonio Police said the driver of the sedan, 31-year-old Peter Zavala, was taken into custody and has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. 


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