SAN ANTONIO – A 17-year-old died from his injuries after falling from a truck during post-Spurs game celebrations on the South Side, his family told KSAT.
Jose Luis Rodriguez III, known by his friends and family as Joey, had been “fighting for his life” at the hospital since the May 28 injury, according to a family member.
On Sunday, June 7, the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed to KSAT that Rodriguez was pronounced dead around 3:49 p.m. on June 1.
Victoria Lopez, Rodriguez’s aunt, sat down with KSAT in an exclusive interview on Tuesday and remembered Rodriguez as her only nephew and called this past week a “nightmare.”
“He was ready to go out there into the world and make something of himself,” Lopez said. “It’s just a terrible tragedy.”
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Rodriguez was finishing his junior year at Frank Tejada Academy before he died.
The medical examiner’s office said Rodriguez died from blunt force injuries to his head and declared his death an accident.
San Antonio police told KSAT no arrests have been made in the case, and it is still an active investigation.
The family is hosting a plate sale for Rodriguez from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, June 13. The plate sale will take place at 328 S. San Gabriel.
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