Man arrested, charged with DWI after fatal crash with motorcyclist: Austin Police

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A driver allegedly struck and killed a motorcyclist while intoxicated on the evening of June 12, according to an Austin Police Department press release issued Monday.

The crash happened around 9 p.m. on June 12, in the 1700 block of South Pleasant Valley Road.

The motorcyclist, Eliasib Cortes Vargas, 34, was taken to a hospital where he died, APD said.

Officers arrested a Thomas Ajanel Chan, 54, and charged him with driving while intoxicated. The release states that more charges are pending.