Bond reduced from $1.2M to $7k for driver in fatal 18 vehicle pile up on I-35

The truck driver involved in the fatal pile up crash on Interstate 35 last month had his bond reduced massively this week.

The pile up crash happened on March 13th on Interstate 35 near Austin, Texas. Five people were killed and 11 more were injured.

37-year-old Solomun Weldekeal-Araya was initially charged with seven felony counts related to driving while intoxicated based on police assessments, and was jailed on $1.2 million bond.  A toxicology report then determined that there were no detectable traces of drugs or alcohol in Weldekeal-Araya’s system at the time of the crash…

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