A 33-year-old man died in a single vehicle crash on the 5700 block of Leopard Sunday morning.
The Corpus Christi Police responded to a single vehicle crash at 2:20am Sunday morning and found two men trapped inside the vehicle. Witnesses told Police the blue 2002 Chevy Trailblazer travelled at a high rate of speed along the 5700 block of Leopard Street, then left the roadway and rolled in a ditch.
A 33-year-old male passenger did not survive the crash. The 29-year-old male driver was taken to the hospital by ambulance for treatment of his injuries. No other person was injured in the crash. Corpus Christi Police Crash Investigators are collecting data from the crash to determine the exact sequence of events and do believe alcohol consumption may have been a factor in the crash.
The 29-year-old man remains in the hospital for treatment of significant injuries as a result of the crash.
Date: June 16, 2013, 2:20am
Location: 5700 block of Leopard Street
Event: Single Vehicle Crash
Crash Number: C1304424