A 24-year-old driver died on the morning of Monday, October 12, 2026, after a crash near Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Corpus Christi police were called to the 9400 block of Upriver Road shortly after 6:25 a.m. and found the driver dead at the scene. Police reported no other injuries. Why the vehicle left the highway has not been released.
According to The Union Star, the driver was traveling south on I-37 when the car allegedly left the roadway, crossed a grassy median and entered the parking lot of a nearby Circle K, where it struck a parked 18-wheeler. The outlet reports that early accounts of a gas pump being hit were later corrected by police, who said the car hit another parked vehicle near the pumps. KZTV also reported that the exact cause remains under investigation. The Nueces County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the driver’s identity, per The Union Star.
A driver died early Monday, October 12, 2026, after a vehicle left Interstate 37 in Corpus Christi and crashed into another vehicle at a gas station on Up River Road. Police were called just after 6:20 a.m. to a Circle K near Rand Morgan Road. The driver was pronounced dead, and no other injuries were reported.
According to KRIS 6 News, the vehicle was traveling south on I-37 when it left the roadway through a median and struck a vehicle in the gas station lot. Initial reports said a gas pump was hit, but KIII reported that investigators later clarified the car struck a vehicle parked near the pumps. Corpus Christi police are investigating, and the cause has not been determined. Details may change as the investigation continues.
