A 28-year-old man is expected to take a plea deal in connection with a crash that killed a woman.

Jose Alfredo Nino Lopez is charged with manslaughter in a crashed that caused the death of Crystal Mendoza, 40. The crash happened around 6:30 a.m. on Jan. 13 in the 1700 block of Martinez Losoya Road.

Two other people inside Mendoza’s vehicle, her daughter and nephew, were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Lopez was charged with manslaughter, injury to a child — reckless bodily injury, and aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury, Bexar County jail records show.

‘There isn’t going to be a sentence that’s going to be justified’

Veronica Garcia says her sister, Mendoza, was her best friend.

“My sister was the one I counted on. We saw each other every day,” said Garc

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