SAN ANTONIO — Three people died overnight in a major crash on the city's northwest side. According to the San Antonio Police Department, the vehicle they were in had four occupants.
It happened around 2 a.m. near Babcock Road and Clear Rock Drive, near Loop 1604. A backseat passenger was transported to the hospital in critical condition.
According to preliminary information released by SAPD, the driver of a 2014 Jeep Cherokee was traveling northbound on Babcock Road at a high rate of speed. The vehicle went off the roadway hitting a large rock – rolled onto its roof, went airborne and landed in a tree.
When police officers arrived, they found the SUV crashed into a tree with three people ejected from the vehicle. All three were pronounced dead at the scene.
Babcock was shut down in both directions while investigators processed the crash scene.
So far, the victims' identities have not been released.
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