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Intoxicated driver crashed into Killeen Captain's vehicle at more than 100 MPH

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25 News has obtained the arrest affidavit in connection to Rodney Bremby and the crash that killed Taylor.

Officers saw the SUV driven by Bremby crash into the stopped minivan operated by Taylor at the intersection of E. Koenig and Airport Boulevard. "[The officer] observed Rodney to have a slurred speech and bloodshot glassy eyes," reads the affidavit.

According to sensory input devices which track data the time of the crash, the SUV was traveling at 94 MPH five seconds prior to the crash. At the exact moment of the crash, the SUV reached 103 MPH.

The speed limit on E. Keonig is 45 MPH, according to the affidavit.

Bremby was booked into the Travis County Jail on a $103,000 bond. He has since bonded out with a PR Bond; a signature promising to appear in court.

ORIGINAL STORY

Austin Police have charged the man in connection to the crash that killed Killeen Fire Captain Marvin Taylor III. Police responded to the 600 block of E. Koenig Lane in Austin around 1 a.m. Sunday, May 11.

The driver of an SUV, identified as Rodney Bremby, rear-ended the van driven by Taylor. Taylor was pronounced deceased at the scene. Bremby was arrested and charged with intoxication manslaughter.

For our previous coverage of this story, click here.