Jessica Harper Killed in San Antonio Two-Vehicle Crash at Culebra Road and Alamo Downs Parkway; Christopher Sharp Arrested

San Antonio, Texas (October 9, 2022) – A man has been arrested following a hit-and-run crash that left one person dead in May in San Antonio’s Northwest Side, according to the police.

Christopher Shad Sharp, 39, was arrested on October 4.

The deadly crash happened around 5:30 p.m., May 7, at the intersection of Culebra Road and Alamo Downs Parkway.

According to the police, witnesses said a black GMC Yukon was heading westbound on Culebra Road when it ran a red light at the intersection and struck a gray Ford Focus that was turning from Alamo Downs Parkway.

The Focus driver, Jessica Harper, 44, was taken to University Hospital, where she later died.

A passenger in the Focus, a 74-year-old woman, was also taken to University Hospital with a broken left shoulder and was listed in stable condition.

The Yukon driver fled the scene after the crash heading northbound on Alamo Downs Parkway. The suspect, Sharp, was arrested on Tuesday and has been charged with failure to stop and render aid resulting in death, failure to stop and render aid resulting in serious bodily injury, and evading arrest.

The police are investigating the crash.

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