Mystery of human leg found in the middle of an interstate is solved as it’s revealed man died 40 MILES away
A HUMAN leg found on a Texas highway was from a fatal traffic accident more than 40 miles away, police have confirmed.
The body part was found by a passing motorist on the I-10 freeway in Cibolo, near San Antonio, local news outlet .
Cibolo police shut down the freeway to investigate, calling other agencies in the area for information.
“On March 22 at about 12.47 pm, an officer was dispatched to I-10 West for a report of a human leg on the roadway,” Richard Mireles, Cibolo Police Department’s public relations officer said, reported the .
“The officer searched the area and discovered the human leg on the 13700 block of I-10 West headed eastbound,” Mireles added.
The cops soon discovered the leg was connected to an accident that took place earlier that same day in Boerne, due west of Cibolo, on the far side of San Antonio - over 40 MILES away.
“The leg was turned over to [the City of Boerne] to see if there was a connection,” said Mireles.
The City of Boerne told local media its police department determined the remains were related to a fatal accident involving a truck driver.
“The leg that was found at the 13700 block of IH-10 West is related to the fatality accident that occurred on Interstate 10 in Boerne,” Chris Shadrock, communications director for the city of Boerne, told the Seguin Gazette.
The accident in Boerne reportedly involved trucker Jeremy McGee, 48, of Kerrville.
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McGee had pulled over onto the right-hand shoulder, exited his truck, then was accidentally struck by a passing motorist in a black SUV, reported the Seguin Gazette.
“At this time, it is believed McGee was outside of his truck for unknown reasons when he was struck by a passing motorist,” read a statement by a Boerne city official.
“The driver of the passenger vehicle that struck the victim immediately pulled over and remained on scene. Investigators found the truck McGee was driving stopped on the right-hand shoulder of the interstate,” the statement added.
The truck’s headlights and right blinker were reportedly on, but not its emergency flashers.
Piecing together the evidence, cops from the two areas involved assessed the accident scene and the location of the found leg and deducted it must have become lodged on a passing vehicle, likely a truck, then became dislodged many miles away in Cibolo.
“Investigators currently believe that when the victim in that accident was initially hit by a black SUV, a part of his body was actually picked up by an 18-wheeler directly behind that driver,” the city of Boerne spokesperson told local media.
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“By the next day our investigators positively identified the body part belonged to Mr. McGee, before his burial,” the Boerne official added.
Police do not expect to file charges against the driver of the SUV.
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