CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Nueces County Medical Examiner's Office has identified 21-year-old Joseph P. Chapa as the driver killed in last Sunday's fatal single-vehicle accident on Wooldridge near Rodd Field Road.
The ME said the identification took a few more days than normal because they had to do dental comparisons.
CCPD said that crews responded to a major accident after 2 a.m. and discovered that a white car hit an electrical pole and caught fire.
The front seat passenger, a 21-year-old man was able to get out of the car with non-life threatening injuries.
The driver was unable to exit the car and died at the scene.
So far, investigators have determined that the car was traveling at a high speed but it is still unclear what caused the driver to lose control.
The crash remains under investigation.
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