Meredith Portillo Obituary – 20-year-old BCSO deputy, two others dead after collision with wrong-way driver. Deputy Portillo was off duty when she, and two passengers, were hit by a vehicle driving in the wrong direction along Interstate 37. An off-duty BCSO deputy and two others are dead after a wrong-way driver crashed into a car early Sunday on the far south side of San Antonio, police say. Police received a call about a driver in a F-150 heading north in the southbound lanes of I-37 close to Loop 1604 just before 2 a.m. A few minutes later, police say the driver of the F-150 crashed into a black 2024 Ford Mustang close to Loop 410 and flipped over and caught fire.
The driver of the Mustang was identified as 20-year-old BCSO Deputy Meredith Portillo and she, along with the driver of the F-150, were pronounced dead on scene. One passenger of the Mustang died in the ambulance and the other was taken to a local hospital where police say they are in critical condition. Bexar County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Meredith Portillo, 20, lost her life early this morning in a fatal accident involving a suspected wrong-way driver along IH-37 S and Donop Rd in South Bexar County.
Deputy Portillo, who was off-duty, had two other occupants in the vehicle at the time of the collision. Both Deputy Portillo and one passenger were killed upon impact, while another passenger in her vehicle sustained serious injuries. The suspected wrong-way driver was also killed upon impact, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Portillo began her law enforcement career with the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office at the age of 19 in September 2023. She graduated from the detention academy in January 2024 and was at the beginning of her career.
