AUSTIN (KXAN)– A guy that was accused of eliminating an Austin daddy and little girl in a 2023 hit-and-run in eastern Austin has been charged with murder, a second-degree felony, according to a Travis Area arrest warrant affidavit.
On June 23, 2023, the chauffeur of a 2010 red Chevrolet was involved in a two-vehicle accident in the 5500 block of Delta Article Drive. Deputies recognized the suspect as Luis Rodolfo Mata Limon, claimed the affidavit.
KXAN will reach out to Luis’ attorney once it is given. We will certainly update this if a statement is gotten.
According to the affidavit, Limon “stopped working to give half of the highway and struck a black ATV.” The ATV was operated by Jonathan Gomez-Guajardo, who was with his child Azeneth Gomez-Rodriguez. Unfortunately, both were killed as an outcome of the collision.
Cannon fodders acquired crash video clip from neighboring Tesla
A video from a parked Tesla nearby captured the accident and was gotten by Texas Division of Public Safety And Security (DPS) troopers, according to the testimony.
The video clip revealed the pickup truck taking a trip southwest on Delta Post Drive and the ATV taking a trip northeast likewise on Delta Message Drive. Both lorries eventually collided head-on.
The pickup truck dragged the ATV across the roadway, onto the pathway location and into the turf, the sworn statement detailed. The truck continued taking a trip southwest and ultimately made a full quit. That was when Limon left the scene on foot.
In Addition, Travis Area replacements had actually consulted with witnesses in the location and one homeowner also caught a Hispanic male running away from the scene of the accident.
With examination, an apple iphone and cans of alcohol were left inside the truck. The sworn statement mentioned that just the driver’s side airbag was released and was later on utilized as DNA proof. The phone left inside the car likewise supplied evidence for police.
Following the collision examination, troopers appeared at the house where the vehicle was registered– which was under his papa’s name, Salvador Mata Garcia.
When DPS arrived at the house, they were unsuccessful in situating Luis and Salvador. Nevertheless, on June 24, DPS had the ability to get in contact with Salvador, the sworn statement stated.
The sworn statement stated Salvador “made a taken [car] report with Travis County, however might not validate his whereabouts during the accident time.” Salvador also informed troopers that Luis was not answering his calls, nor did he turn up to function because the time of the collision.
The days following the crash, cannon fodders had no good luck in speaking to Luis. When they asked Salvador why he hadn’t reported his kid missing out on, he informed policemans that “his boy is a little ‘dumb'” which “he was not stressed for him,” the affidavit mentioned.
On July 17, 2023, a search warrant was provided for the lorry and a DNA search warrant was provided for both males. The airbag was taken from the vehicle and was submitted to DPS Austin Crime Laboratory for proof and DNA collection, the sworn statement mentioned.
According to the sworn statement, the DNA search warrant was released to “possibly identify the driver from the DNA” in the airbag. However, DNA was just accumulated from Salvador.
More details exposed the night before [the crash], [Luis] was at a celebration and did not return home and that the truck was offered to Luis, the sworn statement stated.
Officials think Luis was “perhaps consuming alcohol and driving” when the accident took place and ran away from the scene to prevent an apprehension because he really did not have a legitimate motorist’s certificate at the time, the affidavit detailed. It was verified in the affidavit that Luis had open alcohol containers inside the truck.
Furthermore, deputies stated Luis did not attempt to call 911, nor did he try to return to the scene of the collision to render help to the targets.
KXAN previously covered in September 2023, the family of Gomez-Guajardo and Azeneth had actually filed a claim against 2 males whom they thought was in charge of the east Austin deadly accident. They wished this would’ve put pressure on the guys to find ahead at the time.
Since Monday, there is still no information on his whereabouts, the sworn statement stated.