AUSTIN, Texas — One person was killed overnight and a driver was arrested following a crash involving a motorcycle and a vehicle at West Slaughter Lane and Texas Oaks Boulevard in South Austin on Friday.
Austin-Travis County EMS said the collision took place around 12:30 a.m.
An adult was pronounced deceased on scene.
Police said the motorcyclist, 62-year-old Jedd Bennett, was traveling east on Slaughter Lane, approaching the intersection with a green light. A truck was facing westbound at the intersection when the driver of the truck made a left turn in front of Bennett's path, crashing the crash, police said.
The truck driver, 20-year-old Jose Rangel Mendez, was arrested for intoxication manslaughter, a second-degree felony.
Anyone with any additional information on the crash is asked to contact police at 512-974-8111 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 512-472-8477.
This is Austin's 50th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 51 fatalities for the year.
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