Austin woman killed by drunk driver in Kyle

The Brief

  • Austin woman killed after being hit by an alleged drunk driver on I-35
  • 21-year-old Gabriella Saurette was arrested and charged
  • Kyle police say Saurette admitted to consuming alcohol on 6th Street in Austin prior to the highway collision

KYLE, Texas The Kyle Police Department is investigating a car crash that killed 50-year-old Flavia Arzate Gomez from Austin on I-35.

21-year-old Gabriella Saurette has been arrested and charged in connection with the crash.

I-35 crash kills Austin woman

The backstory:

Police say Gomez pulled over on the shoulder of the southbound lanes of I-35 near Yarrington Road to fix a tarp on her vehicle at around 2 a.m.

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