SAN ANTONIO – A suspect has been arrested in connection with a suspected street racing crash that killed a 12-year-old boy last week.
Police identified the suspect as Jose Juan Nagera, 38, who is accused of racing in connection with the crash and is facing a charge of racing causing death.
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The crash happened just after 6:30 p.m. on March 17 along Culebra Road near North Elmendorf Street on the Northwest Side.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the child as Jonathan Rivera, who died from blunt force injuries. Police said Rivera was a passenger in a sedan driven by 20-year-old Raul Gallegos, who was also killed in the crash. Authorities said the two were related.
Investigators said witnesses reported that the sedan and a black pickup truck were racing when the sedan lost control, spun into oncoming traffic and crashed into another vehicle.
Rivera was pronounced dead at the scene. Gallegos was taken to a hospital, where he later died from his injuries.
A 66-year-old woman in the other vehicle was also injured and taken to the hospital. Her condition has not been released.
Police had been searching for the driver of the black pickup truck, who left the scene.
In the days following the crash, investigators located the suspect’s vehicle in the area, identifying it based on unique features described by witnesses and captured on dash camera video. Police later conducted a traffic stop and identified the driver as Nagera.
According to the report, Nagera acknowledged that the truck seen in the dashcam footage was his and said he had left a nearby store, but did not admit to participating in a race.
A separate witness also identified Nagera as the owner of the truck and told investigators he had just left a nearby gathering shortly before the suspected racing incident.