Man charged in fatal crash
Austin police have filed murder charges against a 23-year-old man in connection with a fatal collision Monday at Airport Boulevard and Bohn Road.
Jaime Bonilla Alvarado could face up to life in prison if convicted on the first-degree felony charges.
Robert Joel Benn, 64, who had come to Austin from Tennessee on business, died after his rental car was struck by a “Lincoln Navigator. Police said officers were attempting to pull over the Navigator on suspicion that the driver was intoxicated, but the driver accelerated and ran a red light, striking Benn's vehicle.
