Motorcyclist killed in two-vehicle accident

San Marcos Police are hoping someone can help to shed light on a crash that took the life of a Redwood-area man early on Thursday.

In a news release from City Hall Thursday afternoon, police said the collision occurred at approximately 2:22 a.m. in the 300 block of Staples Road. Amando Puentes, 44, was on a Harley Davidson Motorcycle that collided with a Texas Disposal Systems garbage truck. He was pronounced dead by Justice of the Peace Joann Prado, who ordered an autopsy to be performed. 

Preliminary investigation has indicated the garbage truck was blocking the roadway “while it was dumping a large trash dumpster,” the press release said, citing the SMPD’s Collision Investigation Team (CIT).

The crash closed the roadway for some three hours and was the first fatal accident of the year within the city limits.

Members of the public with information are urged to contact SMPD Commander Christopher Tureaud at 512-754-2201. The press release made it clear that police would not speak to members of the media regarding the incident.