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Man sentenced to 1 year for 2023 auto-ped crash

By Abigail Jones,

6 hours ago

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man was sentenced to just under a year in jail for his involvement in a deadly auto-ped crash that happened last October, according to court documents.

Romel Diaz George was indicted for collision involving injury after pleading guilty to the charge.

The charge, a third-degree felony, stems from a crash that happened on Oct. 22, 2023 , in northeast Austin, where a woman died.

George was sentenced to 364 days in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility. The sentence began on Sept. 18, and he had 326 days of jail credit, according to the sentencing paperwork.

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