Overview
- Just after 8:30 p.m. Thursday, a motorcycle struck an 18-wheeler at a high rate of speed on westbound I-10 near Huebner Oaks, and the rider died at the scene, according to SAFD.
- All westbound lanes of I-10 were closed during the emergency response and initial investigation, officials said.
- Before 6 a.m. Friday, SAPD reported a hit-and-run at Potranco Road and Dugas Drive in which a white work truck hit a 33-year-old motorcyclist and fled.
- The injured rider was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and eastbound Potranco toward Highway 151 was temporarily closed for scene processing.
- TxDOT data show 494 motorcycle crashes and 21 motorcyclist deaths in San Antonio so far this year, highlighting an ongoing road-safety concern.