Overview
- The teenager, identified by family as Jose “Joey” Rodriguez, fell from a vehicle and struck his head during postgame honking celebrations, according to relatives and a preliminary police report.
- Friends took him to a nearby clinic where he had no pulse for about eight minutes before he was transferred to a trauma center and placed on life support.
- Multiple local reports say doctors and police sources have declared him brain dead and not expected to survive while family members continue to say he is 'fighting for his life.'
- San Antonio Police Department confirmed the incident occurred in the 300 block of West Dickson Avenue, described it as preventable, and said the circumstances remain under active investigation.
- The fall has renewed calls for increased patrols and safer behavior during the city’s longrunning honking and car-parade traditions as the Spurs prepare to open the NBA Finals.