Street Racing Led To Fatal South Austin Crash: Police

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — Police on Thursday said the fatal crash that occurred the previous night was a result of street racing.

The two-vehicle crash occurred just before 11:20 p.m. along the 7500 block of Bluff Springs Road on Wednesday night. The location is east of Interstate 35 just south of East William Cannon Drive. One of the crash victims, a man in his 20s who was driving a red Infiniti, was rushed to a hospital where he later died, Austin-Travis County EMS officials wrote on Twitter.

Police on Friday identified the deceased man as Fabian Morales. The young man had just turned 20 years old on Dec. 20, 2019.

The other driver of a white Chevy truck involved initially attempted to flee from the scene on foot, but was arrested after he returned to the crash site. At a Thursday afternoon press briefing, office Destiny Silva identified the driver as 20-year-old Jorge Luis Lopez Dominguez.

Lopez-Dominguez was charged two second degree felonies, racing on a highway and failure to stop and render aid. His total bond amount is $100,000, according to jail records.

Silva said the driver of the truck struck the passenger side of the car as the two vehicles raced, sending the Infiniti into oncoming traffic before slamming into a light pole. For most of the morning on Thursday, the stretch of Bluff Springs Road was blocked off as police recreated the crash scene as part of their ongoing investigation.