CONVERSE, Tex. (KTSA News) — A man was killed when he crashed his pickup truck into an 18-wheeler on the Loop 1604 frontage road in far western San Antonio early Friday morning.
San Antonio police said 30-year-old Jose Moreno was in the middle lane of the southbound frontage road near Wiseman Road at around 6:40 a.m. traveling at a high rate of speed when he switched into the right lane.
An 18-wheeler was stopped in that lane with its emergency flashers activated. The pickup truck struck the trailer.
Police say Moreno’s smartphone was playing a video on YouTube while first responders were performing first aid.
Moreno was pronounced dead at the scene. No charges are pending.