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Woman Killed After Uber Driver Accelerates Instead of Braking at San Antonio Intersection

Police say the cooperating driver is not expected to face charges.

Overview

  • Police report the crash happened around 1:09 p.m. Saturday at West Quill Drive and Bandera Road on the Northwest Side.
  • Investigators say the Uber driver attempted a turn from Quill onto Bandera and mistakenly hit the gas instead of the brake.
  • The victim, described as a woman in her mid-30s advertising with a sign on the corner, was pronounced dead at the scene by EMS.
  • Officers said the driver had a passenger in the vehicle at the time of the collision.
  • San Antonio police described no criminal elements in the case, and local outlets characterize the investigation as developing.