Three Killed in San Antonio Weekend Crashes Amid Ongoing Pedestrian Safety Push

Five people were struck by vehicles in separate incidents across San Antonio over the weekend, resulting in three fatalities. While crash numbers are declining overall, the death toll remains unchanged compared to recent years.

Five people were struck by vehicles in San Antonio last weekend. Three of them died.

One of the incidents was a hit-and-run. The crashes occurred throughout the city.

It may seem like a high number for a single weekend — and it is. But in San Antonio, it is not unusual.

Auto-pedestrian crashes have actually decreased this year. From January through the end of June, there were 377 crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists, according to data from the Texas Department of Transportation CRIS Query System.

This is a decline from the recent mid-year high of 449 in 2024 and lower than the 399 and 383 totals from the same period in 2022 and 2023, respectively.

Despite the decrease in crashes, the number of deaths has remained the same. By the end of June, 29 people had died in 2025 — the same number as mid-year 2023, but with 22 fewer crashes.

Police reports from the weekend reflect patterns observed in recent years: high-speed roads, limited lighting, and minimal pedestrian infrastructure. Two of the deaths occurred in areas not intended for foot traffic — highways and major roads. Another involved a pedestrian crossing a busy street without a crosswalk. The remaining two crashes occurred at night — one victim was walking, the other was on a bicycle.

Last year, crashes like these were more frequent than ever.

In 2024, San Antonio recorded 917 crashes involving pedestrians or cyclists — the highest total in the past three years. That year ended with 66 fatalities, slightly below the 71 deaths reported in both 2022 and 2023.

The city’s transportation department attributes the high number of incidents to a growing population.

“Roughly 50,000 people move to San Antonio every year, that means more cars, more pedestrians, more bikes,” said Catherine “Cat” Hernandez, transportation department director, in an email. “Humans are going to make mistakes, behind the wheel or walking across the street.”

Although the department tracks citywide trends, Hernandez noted that 60% of pedestrian crashes occur outside the city’s jurisdiction — on TxDOT roads such as U.S. Highway 90, I-10, and I-35 — and are not included in San Antonio’s Vision Zero Action Plan, which was introduced in 2015 to eliminate all traffic-related deaths.

The other 40% of crashes take place on city-managed roads, where the department believes its safety initiatives can be more effective.

As San Antonio enacts these new plans and commissions, one question remains: Will it be enough to protect pedestrians and cyclists?