Mathew Gavin Walence ID’d as Man Killed in Live Oak Crash on Interstate 35

Live Oak, Texas (November 5, 2019) – The man who was killed Friday morning in a traffic collision in Live Oak has been identified as Mathew Gavin Walence, according to the authorities.

The accident happened around 3:30 a.m., November 1, in the 14600 block of Interstate 35 at Loop 1604.

Police said Walence was driving a compact car southbound on I-35 when he ran into a concrete barrier at Loop 1604. Other drivers stopped to help after the crash, but Violeta Martinez, 25, hit Walence’s car, causing him to be ejected from his vehicle.

Walence was then run over by several other vehicles.

The first vehicle that ran over him fled the scene and authorities are still looking for it.

Walence was declared dead at the scene.

Martinez is facing an intoxication manslaughter charge.

The crash remains under investigation.