The moment a dump truck crashed into a pedestrian bridge on the West Side on Tuesday was captured by a surveillance camera at a nearby restaurant.
Andrew Arredondo, whose family owns Tacos El Rey Restaurant, shared the video with KSAT,The incident happened just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Pedro Romero Bridge in the 1800 block of Castroville Road.
San Antonio police said a dump truck left a job site and the driver failed to lower the truck’s open-box bed.No one was injured, and the pedestrian ramps leading to the bridge were not damaged. The driver was cited for “Over Height” and “Striking Bridge/Over Pass,” according to SAPD. A municipal court will decide the fine for the driver.
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