Mario Velasquez-Palau Fatal Car Crash on West Loop 1604 in San Antonio
Mario Velasquez-Palau ID’d as Driver Killed in San Antonio Two-Vehicle Crash on West Loop 1604
Mario Velasquez-Palau Fatal Car Crash on West Loop 1604 in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas (August 13, 2018) – The identity of the driver who was killed early Friday morning in a two-vehicle collision which also left four other people hospitalized on the far West Side of San Antonio has been identified as Mario Velasquez-Palau, 22, according to the San Antonio police.
The fatal collision occurred at about 2:00 a.m. August 10, in the 6500 block of the westbound access road of West Loop 1604.
Police said 23-year-old Rosalinda Olalde, was driving a Ford Expedition when she lost control, jumped a curb and hit the driver’s side door of a white Chevy Malibu driven by Velasquez-Palau.
Velasquez-Palau was declared deceased at the scene. Four passengers in the Malibu were transported to University Hospital. Three of them sustained serious injuries while the fourth one was listed in critical condition.
Police said Olalde was charged with one count of intoxication manslaughter and three counts of intoxication assault.
The crash remains under investigation.
