SAN ANTONIO — A motorcyclist was killed after being thrown from an Interstate 35 overpass near downtown on Monday evening.
The rider has been identified as 39-year-old Jeremy Akers. The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. on southbound I-35 at the Interstate 10 West interchange, known as the Finesilver Curve.
According to authorities, Akers was traveling at a high rate of speed when he failed to navigate the curve, colliding with a retaining wall.
The force of the impact ejected him from the motorcycle, causing him to fall to the ground below, where he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Emergency responders from the SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT and SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT were dispatched, but efforts to revive Akers were unsuccessful.
The southbound lanes of I-35 were temporarily closed as authorities conducted an investigation. The investigation is ongoing.