Authorities identify man killed while working at construction site in Schertz

Incident occurred on May 28 in the 17000 block of Tejas Way

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SAN ANTONIO – Authorities identified a man who was fatally injured while working at a construction site in Schertz.

The incident happened around 4:30 p.m. on May 28 in a field near the 17000 block of Tejas Way.

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Jose Angel Gonzalez-Fuentes, 39, was killed while working construction for the Yantis Construction Company, according to the Schertz Police Department.


A 40-year-old man was killed while working at a construction site in Schertz on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Schertz Police Department.

The incident occurred just before 4:30 p.m. in a field located in the 17000 block of Tejas Way, not far from FM 3009 and Nacogdoches Road.

According to police, emergency crews arrived to find a man deceased. Police say he was killed while working for the Yantis Construction Company on the site. It is unclear, however, exactly just how the man died.

The Yantis Construction Company is presently working with investigators. The name of the man killed has not been released, pending notification to next of kin.

Schertz police said the death is being investigated and that OSHA has also been notified because the accident occurred at a construction site.


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