The San Antonio Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a sedan believed to have been involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash last week on the city’s far West Side.
Investigators are searching for a red 2022-2025 Nissan Sentra believed to be connected to the death of 40-year-old pedestrian Joseph Leon Mitchell, according to a social media post from the department. Police said the car is missing several pieces from the front left side, as well as the driver’s-side mirror.
Anyone with information about the vehicle or its driver is asked to contact SAPD Traffic Investigation detectives at 210-207-7623.
According to a preliminary police report, a passing driver found Mitchell lying in the roadway around 5 a.m. Thursday in the 5000 block of Spurs Ranch near U.S. 90. The driver turned around to check on him and discovered he appeared to have been struck by a vehicle.
Police believe the red Nissan struck Mitchell while he was walking and that the driver left the scene without stopping to render aid or call 911.
Mitchell was pronounced dead at the scene. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled his death an accident caused by blunt force injuries.
Investigators have not said when they believe Mitchell was struck.