Driver dies after pickup goes airborne off I-37, falls 30 feet near downtown

FILE PHOTO - San Antonio police say one man is dead following a wreck on the South Side that saw a pickup fall 30 feet off U.S. 37 Sunday morning, Oct. 28, 2017. FILE PHOTO - San Antonio police say one man is dead following a wreck on the South Side that saw a pickup fall 30 feet off U.S. 37 Sunday morning, Oct. 28, 2017. Photo: Pro 21 Video Photo: Pro 21 Video Image 1 of / 42 Caption Close Driver dies after pickup goes airborne off I-37, falls 30 feet near downtown 1 / 42 Back to Gallery

San Antonio police say one person is dead following a brutal wreck on the South Side that saw a pickup go airborne and fall 30 feet off Interstate 37 on Sunday morning.

Police said the driver of a Ford F-250 was traveling south on the highway near the Carolina Street overpass at about 2:55 a.m. when witnesses reported seeing it veering.

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The pickup crashed into an unidentified vehicle, according to an SAPD report, then continued veering off the highway and struck a guardrail. According to the report, the pickup went over the guardrail and then hit a Texas Department of Transportation power box and went airborne.

The vehicle dropped 30 feet off the highway and then struck a tree. The driver was ejected from the pickup following the drop off the highway. According to police he was later pronounced dead by medical personnel responding to the wreck.

The San Antonio Medical Examiner's Office is currently conducting an investigation to identify the driver.

Police say the driver of the second vehicle that was struck by the pickup left the scene of the accident. The driver of that vehicle, if found, faces charges of failing to stop and render aid, police said.

Police did not have information on what may have caused the pickup driver to veer off the highway.

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