5 dead in 17-vehicle Texas crash; man charged with intoxication manslaughter

A man in Austin, Texas, was charged with intoxication manslaughter after a late-night wreck on Interstate 35 involving over a dozen vehicles resulted in the deaths of five people, including three adults, a child, and an infant. Solomun Weldekeal Araya, 37, faces five counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault. The crash left 11 people injured and the southbound lanes of I-35 closed until Friday afternoon, with police still early in the investigation.

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