3 Drivers Injured in 4-Vehicle Crash on I-35 in Austin

3 Hurt in Austin Multi-Vehicle Collision on I-35

Austin, Texas (February 5, 2018) — A four-car collision on Interstate 35 early Sunday morning left three drivers with injuries.
The accident took place at around 2:39 a.m. Sunday, February 4, near the 2000 block of I-35 in downtown Austin, near Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
According to a witness report, a black Dodge Charger was traveling north when it veered and sideswiped a blue Dodge Avenger then struck two other vehicles.
The driver of the Dodge charger fled the scene headed south and was later located and identified as 23-year-old Juan Martin Ochoa.
Ochoa told police that he was following a vehicle in front of him too closely when he slammed on his break, swerved into a guardrail, veered back into the lane and hit the other car.
All the four vehicles were totaled, as per the report.
Three drivers sustained injuries, and two of the victims were taken to a hospital for treatment. One victim had dislocated shoulder, and severe back pain and the other suffered back pain.
Interstate 35 remained closed for around two hours as crews worked on the scene.
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