AUSTIN (Gray News) – A man is facing several charges after five people were killed in a 17-vehicle pileup, including a semi-truck in Texas, authorities said.

Austin Police arrested and charged 37-year-old Solomun Weldekeal Araya with five counts of intoxication manslaughter.

Austin Police Department arrested and charged 37-year-old Solomun Weldekeal Araya with five counts of intoxication manslaughter, for the five people who died in the crash and two counts of intoxication assault tied to the incident.(Source: Austin Police Department/Facebook)

The crash happened on Thursday, March 13, at around 11:23 p.m. on I-35, according to the Austin Travis County Medical Services.

When officials arrived, they found several people “pinned in their vehicles” following the crash, KEYE arrested.

Five people, including a child and an infant, were pronounced dead at the scene.

A total of 17 were injured, with 11 people being taken to the hospital with injuries that ranged from critical and life-threatening to minor.

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