BEXAR COUNTY, Texas – While the Bexar County Medical Examiner has not officially identified the boy killed after being thrown from an SUV on Saturday, his family says he was 14-year-old Henry Casas Jr.
The incident happened after 12:30 a.m. Saturday at a private property on Zigmont Road, located south of FM 1346 in East Bexar County.
Casas Jr. was in the vehicle that deputies said a 16-year-old driver was performing donuts in.
The vehicle eventually flipped, and Casas Jr. was thrown from the SUV. He died on the scene.
Casas Jr.’s mother and father said he always had a big smile, loved football, and loved hanging out with his two older sisters.
According to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office, the 16-year-old driver was charged with manslaughter and injury to a child.
Four other teenagers were injured but are expected to be OK, deputies said.