SAPD identifies man who died after crashing a stolen vehicle on the Northwest Side – mySA

By Taylor Pettaway, mySA.com / San Antonio Express-News

One man is dead after crashing a stolen vehicle near Callaghan and Evers Thursday morning.

One man is dead after crashing a stolen vehicle near Callaghan and Evers Thursday morning.

One man is dead after crashing a stolen vehicle near Callaghan and Evers Thursday morning.

One man is dead after crashing a stolen vehicle near Callaghan and Evers Thursday morning.

SAPD identifies man who diedafter crashing a stolen vehicle on the Northwest Side

Note: This story has been updated to correct the number of Mitsubishi Outlanders involved in the incident.

A man who was killed when the stolen vehicle he was traveling in crashed on the Northwest Side on Thursday morning has been identified by the San Antonio Police Department as 20-year-old Jorge Anthony Garcia.

Police said they received a call about a hit-and-run involving a Mitsubishi Outlander around midnight near Bandera Road and Mainland Drive. A witness who saw the incident followed the Outlander but lost sight of it, police said.

A short time later, an officer who was nearby heard a loud crash. Officers later discovered an Outlander had crashed between a car wash and shopping center near Callaghan and Evers roads.

According to police, the Outlander crossed the intersection, clipped a utility pole, hit a retaining wall, became airborne and hit a tree.

Garcia, who was driving the car and wasnt wearing a seatbelt, was partially ejected from the vehicle. He died at the scene.

It was later discovered the vehicle was stolen on Feb. 14.

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