Overview
- A car crashed into a concrete support pillar on the 4600 block of westbound Loop 1604, and a 22-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene after the early Sunday wreck at about 2:11 a.m.
- Investigators said the driver lost control while traveling at a high rate of speed and that neither occupant was wearing a seat belt when the vehicle struck the pillar.
- Police found the driver to be intoxicated at the scene and the injured 22-year-old was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
- San Antonio police later identified the driver as Joseph Willis, 22, and booked him on a charge of intoxication manslaughter with a $150,000 bond recorded by the county jail.
- The department says the probe is ongoing and prosecutors will review hospital and investigative records next, while the case underscores risks of speeding, alcohol-impaired driving and not wearing seat belts.