A San Antonio man died in Laredo Wednesday night after a crash involving a tractor-trailer, police confirmed.
Laredo police said that Rodolfo Puente Rivera, 36, was driving a white Ford Eco van when it stalled out in the middle lane of I-35 northbound around 9 p.m.
The van was struck by a Freightliner tractor-trailer, sending it into the median. The truck driver told police he could not avoid hitting the van.
Police said the truck driver was not showing signs of intoxication and volunteered a specimen of his blood.
Rivera was taken to a hospital in Laredo where he died.