Tip leads to man’s arrest in fatal hit-and-run of jogger along Loop 1604 on NW Side
Suspect was confronted by police outside a gym
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SAN ANTONIO – The driver accused of fatally striking a runner along Loop 1604 earlier this month claimed that he thought he hit a deer when questioned by San Antonio police, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
Records with the Bexar County Jail show Joel Angel Zaragoza, 28, was arrested Tuesday night on a charge of failure to stop and render aid resulting in death, a second-degree felony. His bond is set at $50,000.
The hit-and-run that killed well-known runner Lisa Rosenstein occurred around 7 a.m. May 2 on the North Loop 1604 West eastbound access road between Lockhill Selma Road and NW Military Highway.
San Antonio police investigate a crash on Monday, April 12, 2021, in the 3300 block of N. Loop 1604 W. (KSAT)
SAN ANTONIO – A driver who showed signs of intoxication after a major crash Monday afternoon on Loop 1604 on the North Side has been arrested, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
Danny Orellanes, 27, was charged with intoxication assault and possession following the wreck in the 3300 block of N. Loop 1604 W., not far from Bitters Road, booking records with the Bexar County Jail show.
According to SAPD, Orellanes was driving a flatbed commercial truck at a high rate of speed on the westbound lanes of the highway. The flatbed truck was hauling sheet metal on pallets.
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