Man receives 5 years related to 2022 deadly east Austin crash
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AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced May 1 in connection with a deadly 2022 crash in east Austin.
According to Travis County court documents, Reinaldo Rodriguez, 21, was sentenced on a count of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, a second-degree felony.
Rodriguez’s sentence was in connection with a July 18, 2022, offense that resulted in the death of 22-year-old Jose Antonio Garcia. The crash happened after 2 a.m. in the 8600 block of FM 969, according to police.
According to court documents, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the charge and received a sentence of five years in prison with a jail credit of one day.
Additional documents showed a charge of intoxication assault was dismissed after Rodriguez was prosecuted on the intoxication manslaughter charge.