(Seguin) – The name of the passenger who died in a fiery semi-truck collision last week has been identified.
Seguin Police officials say the passenger of the semi-truck, Larry Cruz, 40, of Fullerton, CA was found dead at the scene. The driver of the semi-truck, who has not been identified, was air-lifted to a hospital in San Antonio in critical condition.
The fiery, fatal collision was reported at around 7 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 9 at Interstate 10 East and FM 724.
A preliminary investigation reveals that a semi-truck had a blowout while traveling on I-10 East. The semi-truck lost control and veered off I-10 continuing down an embankment onto FM 725. Officials say the semi-truck quickly became engulfed in flames.
The accident remains under investigation by Seguin Police.