A man is in jail and facing multiple charges of intoxication manslaughter in connection with a crash that killed five people and injured 11 others in Austin. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday in the southbound lanes of I-35 between Howard Lane and Parmer Lane,

Solomun Weldekeal Araya, 37, was charged with five counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault after the crash, Austin police said Friday. Police said he was in custody in the Travis County Jail. It was not immediately clear if he had an attorney. Jail records did not list an attorney for him.

Authorities say a man has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after five people were killed and several injured in a late-night wreck in Austin, Texas, that involved over a dozen vehicles on Interstate 35.

The National Transportation Safety Board said it will begin its investigation of the deadly 17-vehicle crash in Austin that killed five people, including an infant and a child.

A total of 17 vehicles were involved in the crash on I-35 in North Austin, Texas, on Thursday night which left five people dead, including an infant and a child

Five people are dead and 11 others are hurt after an overnight crash in Austin. The crash happened around 11 p.m. Thursday, in the southbound lanes of the 13100 block of I-35, between Howard Lane and Parmer Lane.

Solomun Weldekeal Araya, 37, was charged in connection to a major crash that left 5 people dead, including two children, and injured a dozen others.

Five people are dead after a collision involving multiple vehicles and a semi-truck occurred Thursday night in Texas.