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March 12, 2013

'Slurpee' brain freeze blamed for 5-vehicle crash

The driver said he got a brain freeze and blacked out

WOAI

SAN ANTONIO — A driver lost control of his truck and crashed it into four other vehicles on the Southwest Side Friday.

The accident happened around 2:30 p.m. Friday in the 2800 block of General Hudnell. The driver said he was drinking a "Slurpee," when he got a 'brain freeze' and blacked out. His truck went over a curb and hit four vehicles in a parking lot at an office building on Port S.A. When he came to, his foot was still on the gas pedal.

Police said the man passed a field sobriety test.

Full story: 'Slurpee' brain freeze blamed for 5-vehicle crash

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