{"id":251485,"date":"2026-04-15T21:19:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:19:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251485\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T21:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T21:19:13","slug":"leon-valley-police-arrest-man-in-connection-with-deadly-hit-and-run-crash-held-on-250k-bond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/251485\/","title":{"rendered":"Leon Valley police arrest man in connection with deadly hit-and-run crash; held on $250K bond"},"content":{"rendered":"

LEON VALLEY, Texas \u2013 Authorities said they arrested a man they believe struck and killed a pedestrian early last month<\/a> in Leon Valley. <\/p>\n

Leon Valley police arrested Matthew Valerio, 27, and booked him into the Bexar County Adult Detention Center on Wednesday morning, jail records show. He is facing a collision involving death charge, a second-degree felony. <\/p>\n

Valerio is also facing multiple, unrelated outstanding charges out of La Salle and San Patricio counties, according to jail records. A Bexar County judge set his bond for the collision involving death charge at $250,000, court records indicate. <\/p>\n

Leon Valley and San Antonio police were initially dispatched on a crash call just before 8:30 a.m. on March 7 in the 5600 block of Grissom Road, which is located near Timberhill Drive. <\/p>\n

When officers and other first responders arrived, Leon Valley Police Chief David Gonzalez told KSAT that they found a woman who was believed to be in her 30s. She was pronounced dead at the scene, the chief said.<\/p>\n

Three days after the crash, Leon Valley police identified the woman as Rose Marie Jones, 43.<\/p>\n

In an affidavit obtained by KSAT on Wednesday, Jones was struck by a 2018 silver Audi registered to Valerio. A witness, who saw the crash, took a picture of the Audi before it fled the scene. The witness shared the photo with Leon Valley police, investigators said. <\/p>\n

Police said Valerio abandoned the Audi at a nearby apartment complex shortly after he struck Jones and began fleeing on foot. <\/p>\n

Officers obtained a still image of a man running on security surveillance video. According to his arrest affidavit, a relative of Valerio confirmed Valerio as the man in the still image. <\/p>\n

Investigators said Valerio continued running eastbound on Grissom Road and made a left on Poss Road. While on Poss, a white SUV picked Valerio up and drove away, the affidavit states. <\/p>\n

Valerio is expected back in court on July 14, according to court records. <\/p>\n

More coverage of this story on KSAT: <\/p>\n

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