Northbound lanes of I-35 reopen in Round Rock following fatal, 10-vehicle crash

One person died and three others were injured in a 10-vehicle crash Monday on Interstate 35 near RM 620 in Round Rock, police said.

The southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in the area remained closed late Monday afternoon but the northbound lanes were open, officials said.

Officers responded at 11:40 a.m. to the collision that affected both the northbound and southbound lanes, a police news release said. It said the person who was killed died at the scene, and that the three people who were injured had minor injuries and were taken to hospitals.

The cause of the wreck is under investigation, police said, adding that more information will be provided as it becomes available.

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The crash happened about a week and a half after an 18-vehicle collision on Interstate 35 in North Austin killed five people and injured more than a dozen others.

Police say the crash on March 13 was caused by semitruck driver Solomun Weldekeal Araya, 37, who failed a sobriety test, according to an arrest affidavit. Investigators believe Araya was under the influence of central nervous system depressants that are a broad category of drugs including sedatives, the document said.

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Araya told police his brakes failed to work as he approached a traffic bottleneck caused by a resurfacing project, the affidavit said. He has been charged with five counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault.

This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Northbound lanes of I-35 reopen in Round Rock after 10-vehicle crash