Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 14:30
Location: State Highway 286 at Leopard Street
Event: Major Vehicle Crash
Crash Number: C1501578

The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety Section are investigating a vehicle crash with a fatal injury that happened at the intersection of State Highway 286 and Leopard Street Tuesday afternoon.

Corpus Christi Police responded to the 1700 block of Leopard Street at 2:30pm for a single vehicle crash. Officers learned that a tan 2000 Toyota sport utility vehicle operated by a 48 year old man travelled east on Interstate Highway 37 and took the ramp to travel south on State Highway 286. Officers learned that the vehicle travelled to the right of the roadway on the overpass of State Highway 286 over Leopard, and the vehicle left the roadway and fell to the road below and then stopped in the middle of the 1700 block of Leopard on its side. Officers found the 48-year-old man trapped in the vehicle when they arrived, but the Corpus Christi Fire Department recovered the 48-year-old man and took him to the hospital for treatment of a significant head injury.

There were no other vehicles or people involved in the crash. The only property damage the Officers discovered as a result of the crash was damage to the guard rail on State Highway 286. Officers learned that the 48-year-old man died at 3:02pm as a result of the injuries sustained in the crash. The Corpus Christi Police Traffic Safety section responded to investigate the crash and have not yet determined a cause of the crash. Investigators said there was no indication that alcohol was a factor in the crash and do not know if slick roads contributed to the crash. Leopard Street from Brownlee to Coke Street remained closed and Investigators expect the closure to remain until about 5:00pm.

Crash Investigators would like anyone with any additional information about this crash to contact them at 886-2600.