SAN ANTONIO – A motorcyclist involved in a three-vehicle crash with a San Antonio police vehicle and the driver of another vehicle has died.
The collision happened Friday near the intersection of West Southcross Boulevard and Huron Street.
According to police, around 5:30 p.m., an officer responded to a call for a vehicle on fire. The officer traveled eastbound on Southcross Boulevard.
Authorities said a motorcyclist, who traveled northbound on Huron Street, entered the Southcross Boulevard intersection as the traffic light was turning yellow.
When the motorcyclist entered the intersection, the motorcycle and SAPD patrol car collided. The motorcyclist was thrown from the motorcycle while the SAPD patrol vehicle was redirected into the westbound lanes of Southcross Boulevard.
The SAPD vehicle then collided with a vehicle stopped at a red light on the westbound side of Southcross Boulevard. The motorcyclist, SAPD officer and driver of the third vehicle were all transported to a local hospital, police said.
San Antonio police said Saturday that the motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the hospital overnight. The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the motorcyclist Saturday as 21-year-old Jesus Pacheco Ceniceros.
The officer and driver of the third vehicle are both expected to recover from their injuries.
The officer has been with the department for two years, SAPD said.
The department is continuing its investigation.