Austin I-35 crash victim files $100M lawsuit against Amazon, driver, transport company

The Brief

  • A man injured in a deadly crash on I-35 in North Austin filed a lawsuit seeking $100 million.
  • Nathan Jonard suffered multiple injuries, including broken bones and a dissected artery.
  • The lawsuit names Amazon Logistics, the driver and the company who hired him as defendants.

AUSTIN A man who broke several bones and sustained other injuries after a tractor-trailer slammed into stopped cars on I-35 in North Austin has filed a $100 million lawsuit against the driver, the Dallas-based transportation company who hired him and Amazon.

Five people were killed, including two children, and several others were injured in the crash on March 13.

Solomun Weldekeal Araya, 37, was arrested and charged with five counts of intoxication manslaughter and two counts of intoxication assault in connection with the crash.

I-35 Crash Lawsuit

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