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Victim identified in deadly crash on US 183 near 290 ramp

A single car was involved in the crash early on the morning of Jan. 15.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department has identified the man killed in an early-morning crash in northeast Austin on Jan. 15.

Police said at about 1:05 a.m., officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 2200 block of US 183 eastbound at the exit ramp for Highway 290. The driver, later identified as 32-year-old Darlan Manrique Pena Rodriguez, was traveling eastbound when he hit the traffic divider between the highway and the ramp.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to contact the Highway Investigation tip line at 512-974-8111, call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), use the Crime Stoppers app or use APD’s mobile app, Austin PD.

APD said this is Austin’s second fatal traffic crash of 2022, resulting in three deaths so far for the year. On Jan. 15, 2021, there had been four fatal crashes resulting in four deaths.

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