SAN ANTONIO – The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified a man who was hit by two drivers, including a San Antonio Police officer, while crossing a North Side street Monday night.
Claude Espinosa, 67, was crossing San Pedro Avenue outside of a crosswalk when an officer responding to an aggravated robbery call "code three," the highest level of urgency the department allows, hit him.
San Antonio Police spokesman Carlos Ortiz said the impact threw Espinosa into the opposite lanes of traffic, where he was hit by another vehicle.
Espinosa was pronounced dead at the scene. The officer and the driver of the other vehicle that also struck the man were not injured.
Ortiz said it's unclear how fast the officer was going at the time of the crash, but that a code three response allows officers to drive over the speed limit to respond to a call.
The police officer is an eight-year veteran of the force and will be placed on administrative duty as authorities investigate.