New Braunfels woman dies in single-vehicle collision on Interstate 35

A New Braunfels woman died in a major traffic collision on northbound Interstate 35 in San Marcos early Sunday morning. 

The San Marcos Police Department — alongside the San Marcos Fire Department and Hays County EMS — responded to a traffic collision on northbound Interstate 35 near Exit 204 at approximately 3:30 a.m. on Sunday. 

Police said units found a white 2004 Chevrolet Trailblazer with significant damage after it struck a large highway sign pillar. The lone occupant of the vehicle, who was later identified as Ashley Lynn Minar, 30, of New Braunfels, was found with multiple life threatening injuries, SMPD said.