A 20-year-old man died in a fiery car crash after striking a tree along U.S. Highway 90 East, Castroville police confirm.
CASTROVILLE, Texas — A 20-year-old man died early Sunday after a single-vehicle crash that led to a car fire along U.S. Highway 90 East, authorities said.
Castroville police officers responded at approximately 3:08 a.m. to the 800 block of the highway after receiving reports of a crash. Prior to the incident, officers had been alerted to a vehicle traveling westbound at a high rate of speed near a Walmart on Highway 90. Shortly afterward, Medina County dispatch received a call reporting that a vehicle had struck a tree.
Officers arrived within moments and found a black Dodge Durango that had collided with a tree. While searching for the driver, officers noticed the vehicle had caught fire. Officer Thomas extinguished the flames.
The driver, identified as Roman Barron, was found inside the vehicle and was pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities said next of kin have been notified.
Speed is believed to have been a contributing factor in the crash, though the investigation remains ongoing.