A deadly crash that killed a 6-year-old boy in a West Side neighborhood Tuesday evening is shedding light on at least one other traffic concern people in the area have.

The boy, identified by the Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office as Axel Hernandez, died after being hit by a pickup.

San Antonio police say he was riding on a plastic toy when he rolled out into traffic on Amires Place near 38th Street.

Police say the driver who hit him was not at fault, and that the crash appeared to be accidental.

On Thursday morning, flowers and candles from a vigil the previous night sat steps away from where Axel was killed. People living in the area say the boy’s death brings to mind memories of other crashes in the area.

In December 2021, a man accused of driving drunk and running a stop sign

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