A 51-year-old Austin man is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge after police say he blew through a red light in his Chevrolet Silverado and slammed into a Kia at a Northeast Austin intersection, killing the other driver. Luis Manuel Reveles-Ibarra was booked into Travis County Jail on $100,000 bond following the Oct. 10 crash that left 31-year-old Yasel Rodriguez Girado dead.
According to an arrest affidavit cited by FOX 7 Austin, officers responding to the two-car crash at the intersection of eastbound East Anderson Lane and Cameron Road found that Rodriguez Girado's silver Kia had been traveling northbound on Cameron Road and entered the intersection on a green light. Reveles-Ibarra's Silverado, heading southbound on the service road at excessive speed, struck the driver's side of the Kia, the affidavit states.
Rodriguez Girado was pronounced dead at the scene. Earlier reporting from the City of Austin put the time of the crash at 2:11 a.m., noting that Austin Fire and Austin-Travis County EMS performed life-saving measures on the victim, whom officials had identified as 34-year-old Yasel Rodriguez Girado, born Jan. 28, 1992, according to the City of Austin. The age and spelling discrepancy between that release and the arrest affidavit, which lists the victim as 31, was not reconciled in available records.
What the Affidavit Says Happened
Per the affidavit, Reveles-Ibarra refused medical treatment at the scene and told officers he was driving home alone from a friend's house. He said he had a green light and that the Kia entered the intersection in front of him, the station's report notes, directly conflicting with the account that the Kia had the green light.
Reveles-Ibarra also admitted to drinking alcohol at his friend's house before getting behind the wheel, per the same account. An officer at the scene documented slurred speech, swaying, bloodshot or watery eyes, and a strong odor of alcohol, details that formed the basis for the intoxication manslaughter charge.
A Pattern at a Dangerous Intersection
The crash marked Austin's 64th fatal traffic collision of 2026, pushing the city's traffic death toll to 65 for the year through mid-October, according to the City of Austin. That figure actually represents a year-over-year improvement: on the same date in October 2025, Austin had already logged 75 fatal crashes resulting in 79 deaths, the city's data shows.
Austin recorded 99 traffic deaths across all of 2025 and 103 in 2024, both well below the city's record high of 122 traffic fatalities set in 2022, as Hoodline previously reported. That same reporting noted that the intersection of East Anderson Lane service road and Cameron Road has a documented history of multi-vehicle fatal crashes, placing this collision within a known cluster of severe wrecks in Northeast Austin.
City data helps explain why corridors like this one keep turning up in fatality reports. Under the City of Austin's Vision Zero 10-Year Report, roughly 65% to 75% of all traffic deaths in Austin occur on state-owned roadways and major arterial corridors, where higher speed limits and highway-style design intersect with local cross streets.
Legal Exposure Under Texas Law
Reveles-Ibarra is charged under Texas Penal Code Section 49.08, which classifies intoxication manslaughter as a second-degree felony carrying a punishment range of two to 20 years in state prison and a fine of up to $10,000. Under Texas criminal law, prosecutors do not need to prove Reveles-Ibarra intended to cause harm; they must instead establish beyond a reasonable doubt that he was legally intoxicated and that his impairment directly caused the fatal crash.
His $100,000 bond falls in line with what Travis County judges commonly set as a baseline for single-victim intoxication manslaughter cases. Toxicology results confirming Reveles-Ibarra's blood-alcohol level and any scheduled court dates in Travis County District Court had not been disclosed in available records.
The Austin Police Department is asking anyone with information about the crash to contact its Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111, or to submit anonymous tips through Capital Area Crime Stoppers.
