SAN ANTONIO — A woman in her 70s passed away after she was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot of her apartment complex, the San Antonio Police Department said.
The incident happened around 10:30 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Deerwood Drive on the city's north side.
Police said the 65-year-old driver had gone out for drinks with the victim earlier in the evening. The man parked to drop the woman off at her apartment.
The driver then backed out of the parking space, hitting the woman with his vehicle, police said. When authorities questioned the man, he reportedly "was not sure what had happened," the preliminary information states.
Police said the male driver stayed on scene and waited for help to arrive. He was then arrested and charged with Intoxication Manslaughter.
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