Ernestina Herrera killed, one other injured when they are struck by pick-up crossing street.

Modified Date: 
Wed, 09/24/2014 - 11:16am
Accident Date: 
Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Woman killed, man injured crossing West Side street.

A woman was killed and a man hospitalized after being struck by a truck as they attempted to cross a busy West Side street Thursday night.

A woman was killed and a man hospitalized after being struck by a truck as they attempted to cross a busy West Side street Thursday night.

San Antonio Police said it was dark and drizzling when the couple tried to cross Culebra Road near Northwest 24th Street around 8:30 p.m.

A man in his 20s headed east on Culebra in a Ford Ranger pickup told officers he didn't see the pair in the road.

The woman, Ernestina Herrera, 59, was pronounced dead at 9:15 p.m. at the scene, according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's office.

Hernandez said Herrera and the man, also in his 50s, were not in a crosswalk when they were hit. Authorities have not identified the man, who was taken to an area hospital with non life-threatening injuries, Hernandez said.

Police said the man driving the truck is not expected to face charges.

People Involved: 
Ernestina Herrera

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