Brandon Mendoza was pronounced dead at a local hospital, police said
The crash happened in the 7400 block of Meadow Way Drive. (Copyright 2025 by KSAT – All rights reserved.)
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Police Department said a 29-year-old man was killed after he lost control of a vehicle and crashed into a tree last week on the West Side.
The crash happened just after 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 2 in the 7400 block of Meadow Way Drive.
According to an SAPD preliminary report, Brandon Mendoza was driving a Chevrolet Tahoe on a wet road.
Mendoza lost control of the vehicle at some point and later crashed into a tree, the report states.
Police said that Mendoza was rushed to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
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