Drinking and driving led to the death of 41-year-old Robert Flores Jr. and the arrest of 21-year-old Jason Salazar.

The San Antonio Police Department said Salazar fatally struck Flores just after 2 a.m. on Nov. 23 on South Flores Street on the South Side.

Flores was crossing the street from R&J Saloon when he was hit and dragged 150 feet, according to his family.

“It’s a phone call not any parent wants to get,” Flores’ father, Robert Flores, said.

The Flores family held a balloon release in his honor on Wednesday evening.

“Just being without him, it’s just been really tough,” Flores’ brother, Johneric Flores, said.

According to the San Antonio Police Department, Salazar was intoxicated when he was driving and fatally struck Flores. He was arrested and charged with intoxicated manslau

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