AUSTIN, Texas — A man has been arrested for intoxicated manslaughter after one person was killed in a crash on U.S. 183 on Sunday, Jan. 1, and six others were hospitalized.
According to the Austin Police Department (APD), officers received a call about a two-vehicle crash on northbound U.S. 183, near McCaul Lane and Montopolis Drive, around 9 p.m.
Once officers arrived on the scene, they learned that the two vehicles involved were a Dodge Neon and a Honda. APD said one of the vehicles was stopped on the side of the road in the northbound lane when the other vehicle collided into it, but there were no details as to which car was stopped.
Seven people were injured during the collision, including two children. Three adults were taken to a South Austin hospital, one adult was taken to Dell Seton and the two children were taken to Dell Children's hospital shortly after the crash.
One of the adults involved died at 1:53 a.m. on Monday, following the Sunday night crash.
Police arrested 33-year-old Mondragon Mercado and charged him with intoxicated manslaughter. APD said the person who died was a passenger in the car with Mercado.
The incident is being investigated as Austin's first fatal crash of 2023.