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Three Deadly Crashes Strike Loop 1604; 19-Year-Old Driver Identified

Officials say investigators have not yet determined what caused the crashes, leaving open probes that raise concerns about roadway safety.

Overview

  • Three separate fatal crashes on Loop 1604 killed multiple people, and the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the 19-year-old rollover victim as Jala Yasmeen Charles.
  • A Chevrolet Suburban eastbound near Bandera Road left the highway, entered a grassy median, crossed into opposing lanes, rolled several times and ejected the driver, who died at the scene.
  • Earlier collisions included a speeding vehicle that clipped another and rolled into a creek bed near Culebra Road, killing both occupants, and an SUV that rear-ended a cement truck near Northwest Military Highway, caught fire and killed its driver while a cement-truck passenger suffered minor injuries.
  • San Antonio police say investigators have not yet determined why the vehicles left the roadway or how the collisions began, and all three crash investigations remain open.
  • The pattern of high‑severity crash dynamics — speed-related rollovers, ejection and a post-crash fire — may prompt closer review of driving behavior, roadway design and enforcement along Loop 1604 as officials complete their probes.