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Man dies after accident caused by street racing, police say

The accident happened just before midnight on Prue Road at Kyle Seale Parkway.

SAN ANTONIO — One man was killed and another one was injured in a head-on collision on the northwest side of San Antonio late Wednesday night.

The accident happened just before midnight on Prue Road at Kyle Seale Parkway.

Police say the driver of a BMW and the driver of a Mercedes were racing and were going at a high rate of speed eastbound on Prue Road. That street is two lanes and one of the cars was going the wrong way. The driver of the BMW tried to swerve to avoid a collision, but ran head-on into a Nissan, police said. 

A man in the Nissan was taken to the hospital where he was pronounced dead just after midnight. The driver of the BMW was taken to the hospital with serious injuries.

The driver of the Mercedes did return to the scene, police said. That driver was arrested for Racing-SBI, Racing-Death and Manslaughter.  The driver of the BMW will be booked by proxy for Racing-SBI, Racing-Death, Manslaughter and

Police say the investigation is active and ongoing.

 

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