# Man charged with intoxication manslaughter in Texas crash involving 17 vehicles

A man was charged Friday with intoxication manslaughter after five people were killed and several injured in a late-night wreck in Austin, Texas. The crash involved over a dozen vehicles on I-35.

The Department of Public Safety said that 11 people were taken to hospital after being struck by a truck that crashed into several vehicles. Five people died, and nine were injured.

The Texas Department of Public Safety said that the truck was registering at a speed of 110 mph, and the emergency responders were able to rescue three vehicles before the driver was killed. The truck had a "pre-charge" device, which would stop the vehicle if it became too fast.

The court said that the prosecutor was not able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the driver had been speeding. The defense argued that the driver's speed was the fault of a third party.

The driver is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing next week.

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