SAPD: 3 dead after hit-and-run crash on the far south side

Police say a driver was aggressively driving at a “high rate of speed,” according to witnesses. A 46-year-old man has been arrested.

SAN ANTONIO — A hit-and-run accident on the far south side left three relatives dead Friday morning, according to San Antonio police, and a man who was allegedly speeding when he caused the wreck has been arrested.

The three-vehicle crash happened on Roosevelt just north of Del Lago Parkway, around 4:50 a.m. The victims have been identified as 25-year-old Leslie Jaqueline Salas Dominguez, 22-year-old Yareli Brilliant Salas Dominguez and 61-year-old Juan Salas Sifuentes, their father.

Police say an unidentified 46-year-old driver was aggressively driving at a “high rate of speed,” per witness reports. That vehicle then crashed into the back of another car, pushing it into wrong-way traffic before it was broadsided by a third, oncoming vehicle.

The three victims were confirmed dead at the scene by police. One other victim, a 56-year-old woman who was in the third car, was taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition.

The suspect that caused the accident initially fled on foot, SAPD said, before he was eventually found and arrested. He’s expected to be charged with failure to stop and render aid resulting in death.

‘I’ve seen people get killed’

People who use this road regularly say it’s dark and dangerous, and they’re hoping to see improvements to prevent another tragedy.

Diana, who stopped at the crash site looking for information about a person who hit her vehicle in a different overnight incident, said she has seen plenty of trouble in the area.

“It’s really bad when I come from work at 10 or 11, there’s always cars racing,” she said. “It’s horrible. I’ve seen people get killed here.”

Referencing another crash at this spot where she saw a pedestrian killed, she said it’s an emotional experience.

“When you see somebody die, yeah, it’s really, really bad,” Diana said. “We need lights. We need more surveillance.”

Noting lots of new construction has brought much more traffic, Diana added: “San Antonio is growing. They are putting more houses, but they are not putting lights and a lot of people are getting killed.

Eddie said he stopped at the crash site after being delayed in traffic trying to get his child to school. He said in addition to the fatal crash, there was another wreck just a bit farther down Roosevelt hours later.

“It’s pretty bad,” he said. “I always see a lot of people racing up and down this street.”