Tavera-Camacho left the scene which left some died after fatality crash

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Aug 23, 2022

RawNews1st – At approximately 11:58 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to an emergency call in the 12500 block of N IH 35 NB SVRD.

A preliminary investigation revealed that a pedestrian, Jiaxing Chen, and the driver of a vehicle, Edith Tavera-Camacho, were involved in an accident.

Chen attempted to call 9-1-1 after being struck, but Tavera-Camacho left the scene. Chen remained on top of the hood of Tavera-Camacho’s vehicle while she continued to drive.

The vehicle then traveled north on N IH35 NB SVRD and crashed into concrete curbs at the intersection of Parmer Lane.

Traffic Fatality in the 12500 block of N IH 35 NB SVRD.

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Chen was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died on Friday, August 19th, 2022. Tavera-Camacho was arrested for intoxication assault and aggravated assault.

Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the Highway Investigation Tip Line at 512-974-8111, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS)

This crash is being investigated as Austin’s 65th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 66 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2021, there were 67 fatal crashes resulting in 73 deaths.

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