UPDATE (January 17, 2024): Public information from the Texas DPS identified the man killed in the accident as Shree Gurung, the driver of the Kia. Charges against the Chevy driver, allegedly intoxicated at the time of the crash, appear to still be pending.
Bastrop County, TX — December 9, 2023, an Austin man was killed following an alleged intoxicated driver accident at around 9:19 p.m. along F.M. 812.
Authorities reported that the fatal collision happened half a mile west of the intersection of Farm-to-Market 812 and Highway 21.
Officials said in their statements that a 31-year-old Austin man was driving a Kia Rio northwest along F.M. 812. While doing so, an oncoming Chevy Silverado apparently crossed left of center and crashed head-on into the Kia.
Due to the collision, the Austin man sustained fatal injuries. A teenager in the Kia and the driver of the Silverado may have had minor injuries, police say. Authorities say they arrested the Chevy driver for intoxication manslaughter due to the driver allegedly being under the influence of alcohol. No further information is available at this time.
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