16-Year-Old Dies Weeks After Being Struck by Car While Crossing Street Outside High School

Jose Flores III was walking in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a Ford F-150 on Sept. 16, police said

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  • A Texas family is grieving the loss of their 16-year-old son, who died less than a month after being hit by a truck outside a high school
  • Jose Flores III was struck near John Jay High School on Sept. 16 and later died from his injuries on Saturday, Oct. 11, the San Antonio Police Department said
  • Police said the driver involved in the incident “immediately stopped, remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation”

A Texas family is grieving the loss of their 16-year-old son, who died less than a month after being hit by a truck outside a high school around lunchtime.

Jose Flores III was in critical condition after being struck near John Jay High School around 1:53 p.m. local time on Sept. 16, and later died from his injuries on Saturday, Oct. 11, the San Antonio Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE.

Flores was walking across Marbach Road in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a gray Ford F-150 driven by a 33-year-old man, police said…

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