SAPD: Man dies in crash after losing control of vehicle, crashing into 18-wheeler

Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate him from his sedan.

SAN ANTONIO — A man has died after police say he lost control of his vehicle, hit a curb and ran into the side of an 18-wheeler on I-35 South Monday night.

It happened around 9:35 p.m. on the access road of I-35 South near Palo Alto Road on the southwest side of San Antonio.

Police say the man was driving on the access road and tried to get on the highway too early, losing control of his vehicle and crashing into an 18-wheeler. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to extricate him from his sedan.

The victim was taken to BAMC with life-threatening injuries, but was pronounced dead at the hospital.

This is a developing story.

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