San Antonio officials are advising drivers to stay off the roads, as at least three people lose their lives due to weather-related crashes.
Police told one driver died Saturday night on the West Side. Additionally, they reported that two other deadly accidents took place on Sunday at the Northeast Side. Freezing rain and sleet hit the area caused these accidents.
The first fatal incident happened around 9:45 p.m. Saturday in the 13000 block of Culebra Road.
Police told that a woman was driving a black Mazda Model 3 car and going eastbound on Culebra. In the meanwhile, she lost balance of her vehicle due to slippery weather conditions.
White Ford F-150 that was heading westbound on Culebra T-boned Mazda crossing into oncoming traffic.
The woman died at the scene. However, medics shifted the driver and a passenger of the Ford F-150 to University Hospital with non-critical injuries.
On Sunday, a man driving a white Ford F-150 northbound in the 3800 block of Interstate 35 N. went out of control just before 7 a.m., police said.
Moreover, the truck stopped on the highway facing the wrong direction, and the driver exited the truck.
While the driver was standing behind the Ford truck, a maroon Chevrolet Impala lost control and slipped sideways into the truck.
Officers said that the blow pushed backward the Ford into the east sidewall, pushing the driver of the Ford off the highway.
The man fell 21 feet and lost his life, police said.
The third accident happened around 1:30 p.m. Sunday at the intersection of O’Connor and Weidner roads.
Police said a driver of a Toyota SUV was going to southbound on O’Connor when it lost control as it crossed an overpass.
A Toyota Corolla that was traveling northbound slowed down in an attempt to avoid the vehicle. However, it hit the back-right quarter panel of the SUV.
The collision threw off the front passenger in the SUV and hit a guardrail. The man, who was not wearing a seatbelt, died at the scene.
Police have not revealed the names of the three people killed in the crashes over the weekend.
City officials and SAPD is advising people to stay off the roads and for them to stay home due to the adverse weather.
February 15, 2021
Source: KSAT 12
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