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.
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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