Victim:
Silas Lopez, 1
Silas Lopez, 1
March 13, 2025 – Silas Lopez, 1, Austin. Texas – Black on Latino – Felony vehicular killing
Perp is an Eritrean. He was driving for a small freight company that was moving merchandise for Amazon. He slammed into merging traffic and just kept going. 18 vehicle crash with five killed and another fourteen injured. Police say he was high on an unknown drug. He is charged with five counts of intoxication manslaughter and numerous other crimes.
Suspect:
Solomun Weldekeal-Araya, 35
Note: Suspects are not legally considered guilty until guilt is proven beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.