SAN ANTONIO — One person is dead after crashing their vehicle into a concrete pillar on the northeast side of town on New Year's Day. Police initially thought there were two inside the vehicle, but after investigating dicovered it was just one man.
It happened around 4:33 a.m. on I-35 South at Walem Rd.
Police say the BMW crossed over multiple lanes, then drove off the highway and slammed into the concrete pillar and burst into flames. Sadly, 43-year-old Timothy Green was trapped inside his vehicle.
SAFD and EMS pronounced Green dead at the scene.
The access road and part of the main lanes of I-35 South were closed for several hours while crews investigated the accident.
No other injuries were reported and no other details were provided.
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