Man Wanted In Fatal New Braunfels Crash In Austin Police Custody

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The man previously identified as the person responsible in a fatal crash on Wednesday in New Braunfels, Texas, has turned himself in to police, Austin officials said Friday.

Police previously identified Austin Meade, 26, of North Las Vegas, as the person who fled the scene of a collision. In a Friday morning tweet, police said he had turned himself in after eluding police in a vehicle pursuit in Southeast Austin following the crash.

In a tweet issued just before 10:30 a.m. on Friday, local police said Meade had turned himself in at the police substation on 506 W. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, and is now in custody. He faces a felony murder charge, with bond set at $1 million, police previously said. New Braunfels police hinted if additional charges might be assessed given the aggravated robbery that occurred after the collision after accusations that Meade stole a vehicle to effect his getaway.

Meade is currently being held at the Travis County Jail awaiting transfer back to Comal County, officials there said in a prepared statement. The hit-and-run crash resulted in the death of New Braunfels resident Amber Rachelle Williams, 39, according to police officials.

Police in New Braunfels, a small community located just outside of San Antonio, took time to praise their Austin counterparts for local efforts in detaining the suspect.

"The New Braunfels Police Department would like to praise the teamwork exhibited by officers and investigators from numerous local, regional, state, and federal law enforcement agencies to include the US Marshals Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, the Austin Police Department, Texas DPS, the San Antonio FBI office, and the Henderson, Nevada Police Department," New Braunfels police wrote.

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>>> Photo of Austin Meade via New Braunfels Police Department