The Gazette-Enterprise

GUADALUPE COUNTY — A semi hydroplaned and smashed into another vehicle Friday afternoon claiming the life of a Canyon Lake man.

The accident shut down both westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at Schwab Road west of Seguin while crews cleaned up fuel and oil on the roadway.

Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Lino Casas said the driver of the tractor trailer, Avan Garza of San Antonio, was headed east on the highway when he lost control of his rig, causing him to cross into oncoming traffic and strike another vehicle traveling west.

“The 18-wheeler hydroplaned and collided with a Ford F550, killing the driver of the Ford,” he said.

The impact of the collision separated the cab from the semi, sending Garza to San Antonio’s Brooke Army Medical Center by ambulance with undisclosed injuries, and killing Jason Scott Kline, 38, of Canyon Lake, Casas said.

While there were no hazardous materials involved in the accident, crews were dispatched to clean up the fuel and oil spilled causing westbound traffic to be diverted for several hours after the 12:15 p.m. wreck.

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