New Braunfels Police Department patrol vehicles. (KSAT)
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas – The New Braunfels Police Department alerted drivers about a road closure following a deadly auto-pedestrian accident on the southbound side of Interstate 35.
Officers responded around 8:35 a.m. Friday to the 1100 block of I-35 southbound near Loop 337.
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Police said a 30-year-old New Braunfels man was walking on the sidewalk of the frontage road when he was struck by a flatbed truck exiting a nearby business onto the frontage road.
The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
The 43-year-old driver, also from New Braunfels, was not injured and remained at the scene. Police said he will not face criminal charges.
The NBPD Traffic Unit conducted a full traffic reconstruction investigation. The crash area was closed for about three hours, according to police.
Sonia DeHaro is a content gatherer at KSAT. She graduated from San Antonio College, where she attended the Radio, Television, and Broadcasting program.