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Driver Charged After Passenger Is Ejected and Killed in Southeast Loop 410 Crash

Police say the arrest follows a high-speed single-vehicle crash that ejected a passenger, signaling renewed focus on impaired driving on busy holiday routes.

San Antonio police
Around 8 p.m. Saturday, officers were dispatched to a crash involving one vehicle in the 9000 block of Southeast Loop 410 eastbound access road.

Overview

  • A one-vehicle crash on the Southeast Loop 410 eastbound access road around 8 p.m. Saturday left a 43-year-old passenger ejected from the vehicle and pronounced dead at the scene.
  • San Antonio police identified the driver as 42-year-old Nicholas Fernandez, who was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter and booked on a $150,000 bond.
  • Officers said the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when it veered off the roadway and that Fernandez showed signs of intoxication after the crash.
  • Authorities continue forensics work and witness interviews as the investigation remains open and details about the collision and actions that led to the ejection are still being developed.
  • The crash is one of several serious roadway incidents on Loop 410 and nearby routes over the holiday weekend, prompting local concern and likely increased attention to speed and impaired driving enforcement.