Jose Rodarte ID’d as Man Killed in  Medina County Crash on Highway 16 near Pipe Creek
Medina County, Texas (December 5, 2018) – The man who was killed last month in a two-vehicle crash in Medina County near the Bandera County line has been identified as Jose David Rodarte, 19, of San Antonio, according to Texas Department of Public Safety.
The fatal head-on collision occurred at around 8:00 p.m. Monday, November 19 on Highway 16 approximately eight miles south of Pipe Creek.
According to the DPS, a 2013 Kia Soul driven by Rodarte, was heading northbound on Highway 16 when it collided head-on with a southbound 2011 Dodge Journey driven by Casandra Beth Proctor, 33, of Pipe Creek.
For undetermined reasons, Proctor started driving southbound in the northbound lane before her car collided with Rodarte’s vehicle. Police said Proctor could have been attempting to overtake another car.
Rodarte was killed in the accident. Proctor was transported to University Hospital with unspecified injuries.
The crash remains under investigation.