{"id":253690,"date":"2026-04-17T03:32:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253690\/"},"modified":"2026-04-17T03:32:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:32:12","slug":"victoria-doctor-killed-in-head-on-crash-near-san-antonio-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/253690\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria doctor killed in head\u2011on crash near San Antonio | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>VICTORIA, Texas \u2014 The Victoria community is mourning the loss of a well\u2011known and respected doctor who colleagues say made a lasting impact through years of compassionate care.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Thomas Carter was killed in a head\u2011on crash involving a UPS truck near San Antonio. Many patients described Carter as more than a physician. They described him as a trusted friend who dedicated his career to serving the community.<\/p>\n<p>Those who worked alongside Carter said his commitment to patients and his kindness will not be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p>To honor his memory, a celebration\u2011of\u2011life table will be set up at Victoria Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery next week. Community members are invited to stop by Tuesday through Friday to leave notes and remembrances.<\/p>\n<p>Got a news tip or story idea? Email us at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.crossroadstoday.com\/news\/local-news\/victoria-doctor-killed-in-head-on-crash-near-san-antonio\/mailto:staff@crossroadstoday.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">staff@crossroadstoday.com<\/a> and include the best way to reach you. See breaking news call the 25 News Now newsroom 361-576-0026.<\/p>\n<p>\u200bCOPYRIGHT 2026 BY CROSSROADS TODAY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"VICTORIA, Texas \u2014 The Victoria community is mourning the loss of a well\u2011known and respected doctor who colleagues&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253691,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[251,223,82,84,83,2052,2053],"class_list":{"0":"post-253690","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-san-antonio","8":"tag-local-news","9":"tag-news","10":"tag-san-antonio","11":"tag-san-antonio-headlines","12":"tag-san-antonio-news","13":"tag-shareable-stories","14":"tag-top-stories"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253690"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253690\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253691"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}