Killing is painted as act of road rage
By Craig Kapitan - San Antonio Express-News
Web Posted: 07/28/2010 6:49 CDT
When a conversion van belonging to Roy Vicente Bolado was struck by a car in the drive-through lane of a South Side Whataburger early last year, it was by all accounts a minor collision.
The 62-year-old's response to the fender bender, however, was far from typical, prosecutors said Wednesday in opening statements at Bolado's murder trial.
He could face up to life in prison if jurors decide he was unjustified in fatally shooting motorist Anthony Vasquez, 23, in the chest after following Vasquez's Lincoln Town Car from the restaurant just before 3 a.m. on Jan. 26, 2009.
During a subsequent 911 call, Bolado told police he had been robbed and had shot in self defense. But that's not what the physical evidence shows, authorities have said. Prosecutors called the shooting an act of road rage.
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