Man killed, another driver hospitalized after three-vehicle crash on West Side – KSAT

Man killed, another driver hospitalized after three-vehicle crash on West Side  KSAT

A man was killed and another driver was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on the West Side, according to San Antonio police. SAN ANTONIO – A man was killed and another driver was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on the West Side, according to San Antonio police. The crash happened just after 9 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of General McMullen Drive and Wallace Street. According to an SAPD preliminary report, witnesses reported a 25-year-old man driving southbound on General McMullen Drive at a high rate of speed when he collided with a vehicle. Police said the vehicle, driven by a 69-year-old man, was turning left onto Wallace Street.

The 25-year-old man then struck a third vehicle, though the driver of that vehicle was not hospitalized. The other two drivers were taken to a local hospital. The 69-year-old man later died from his injuries, police said. Police at the scene said the 25-year-old driver is being investigated for possible intoxication. Charges are pending against him, the report states. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 69-year-old as Gilberto Ruiz. He died of blunt force injuries, and his death was ruled an accident. Rebecca Salinas is an Executive Producer at KSAT 12 News. A San Antonio native, Rebecca is an award-winning journalist who joined KSAT in 2019.