SAN ANTONIO — A speeding driver lost control of his SUV and slammed into a cake shop northwest of town early Tuesday morning.
San Antonio Police officers responded to Letty's Cakes on Fredericksburg Road at West King's Highway around 12:26 a.m. for reports of a vehicle that had crashed into the building.
Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to rescue the driver, a man in his 60s. He was taken to the hospital in critical condition, where he was pronounced deceased from his injuries. His identity has not yet been released.
Police said the man was driving fast when he lost control of his SUV and crashed into a utility pole and the building which houses Letty's Cakes.
Police say he was the only one inside the vehicle and no one else was hurt.
At this time, the crash remains under investigation.
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