Shane William Irwin Obituary, Death – The Bexar County Medical Examiner has identified the 18-year-old who was killed in a motorcycle accident on the North Side of San Antonio on Thursday.
Shane William Irwin, 18, was the victim of the crash. According to authorities, Irwin died as a result of blunt force injuries. The incident has been officially classified as an accident.
ORIGINAL STORY: An 18-year-old was killed in a motorcycle crash on the city’s far North Side late Thursday night, according to San Antonio police.
The crash happened just after 11 p.m. in the 3700 block of Bulverde Parkway, at the intersection with Bulverde Road not far from Evans Road.
According to police, the teenager crashed his motorcycle into a blue sedan. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
A preliminary police report states that the victim was riding a motorcycle heading northbound on Bulverde Road when it crashed into a blue sedan traveling southbound that was turning left onto Bulverde Parkway.
Police said the driver of the sedan was found not to be intoxicated and was taken to an area hospital as a precaution.
At this time, it is not exactly clear why the crash occurred. SAPD did not say if the motorcyclist was wearing a helmet.
The San Antonio Police Department, the San Antonio Fire Department and EMS all responded to the call.
The name of the teenager killed has not yet been released.
