SAN ANTONIO – One man died early Saturday morning after colliding with a tree in a high-speed crash on a North Side street, according to the San Antonio Police Department.
The car collided with a tree around 3 a.m. Saturday on Thousand Oaks Drive, near U.S. Highway 281, SAPD said. Witnesses say the vehicle immediately became engulfed in flames.
The driver was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
On Thursday, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the driver as Nathan Wycoff, 24.
He died of blunt force injuries, according to the medical examiner’s office, and his death was ruled an accident.
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