New Braunfels PD: Fatal accident causes road closure on I-35 near Loop 337

New Braunfels PD: Fatal accident causes road closure on I-35 near Loop 337

The New Braunfels Police Department alerted drivers about a road closure following a deadly auto-pedestrian accident on the southbound side of Interstate 35.

Officers responded around 8:35 a.m. Friday to the 1100 block of I-35 southbound near Loop 337.

Police said a 30-year-old New Braunfels man was walking on the sidewalk of the frontage road when he was struck by a flatbed truck exiting a nearby business onto the frontage road.

The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

The 43-year-old driver, also from New Braunfels, was not injured and remained at the scene. Police said he will not face criminal charges.

The NBPD Traffic Unit conducted a full traffic reconstruction investigation. The crash area was closed for about three hours, according to police.

The crash remains under investigation.

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