Topline: A head-on collision killed a 27-year-old man and injured a toddler, while a pickup passenger allegedly fled into a neighborhood and hid in a garage.
Published: September 14, 2026 10:04 pm ET
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Alejandro Aguillen Acosta (via New Braunfels Police Department)
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX — A 27-year-old man was killed and a 3-year-old child was injured in a head-on crash that led to an intoxication manslaughter charge against a pickup driver and the arrest of his passenger.
According to KSAT’s report citing the New Braunfels Police Department, officers responded around 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, to the 2500 block of FM 725, where a pickup truck and a sedan had collided head-on. Both men arrested had been in the pickup.
The sedan’s driver, a New Braunfels resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 3-year-old passenger was taken to a San Antonio hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Police identified the pickup driver as Rafael Alejandro Arreguin-Ramirez, 25, of Mexico. Officers said he showed signs of intoxication at the scene. He was taken to a New Braunfels hospital for what police described as a “blood search warrant,” then booked into the Guadalupe County Jail.
Arreguin-Ramirez was charged with intoxication manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The report did not provide a blood-test result.
The pickup’s passenger, Alejandro Aguillen Acosta, 23, of Mexico, ran from the crash into a nearby neighborhood, according to police. Officers found him hiding in a garage and arrested him without incident.
Acosta was taken to a local hospital as a precaution before being booked into the Guadalupe County Jail. Police said he was charged with evading arrest or detention and criminal trespass of a habitation.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
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NEW BRAUNFELS, TX — A 27-year-old man was killed and a 3-year-old child was injured in a head-on crash that led to an intoxication manslaughter charge against a pickup driver and the arrest of his passenger.
According to KSAT’s report citing the New Braunfels Police Department, officers responded around 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, to the 2500 block of FM 725, where a pickup truck and a sedan had collided head-on. Both men arrested had been in the pickup.
The sedan’s driver, a New Braunfels resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 3-year-old passenger was taken to a San Antonio hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Police identified the pickup driver as Rafael Alejandro Arreguin-Ramirez, 25, of Mexico. Officers said he showed signs of intoxication at the scene. He was taken to a New Braunfels hospital for what police described as a “blood search warrant,” then booked into the Guadalupe County Jail.
Arreguin-Ramirez was charged with intoxication manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The report did not provide a blood-test result.
The pickup’s passenger, Alejandro Aguillen Acosta, 23, of Mexico, ran from the crash into a nearby neighborhood, according to police. Officers found him hiding in a garage and arrested him without incident.
Acosta was taken to a local hospital as a precaution before being booked into the Guadalupe County Jail. Police said he was charged with evading arrest or detention and criminal trespass of a habitation.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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By Aaron Stephensen
Published: September 14, 2026 10:04 pm ET
Alejandro Aguillen Acosta (via New Braunfels Police Department)
NEW BRAUNFELS, TX — A 27-year-old man was killed and a 3-year-old child was injured in a head-on crash that led to an intoxication manslaughter charge against a pickup driver and the arrest of his passenger.
According to KSAT’s report citing the New Braunfels Police Department, officers responded around 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, to the 2500 block of FM 725, where a pickup truck and a sedan had collided head-on. Both men arrested had been in the pickup.
The sedan’s driver, a New Braunfels resident, was pronounced dead at the scene. The 3-year-old passenger was taken to a San Antonio hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
Police identified the pickup driver as Rafael Alejandro Arreguin-Ramirez, 25, of Mexico. Officers said he showed signs of intoxication at the scene. He was taken to a New Braunfels hospital for what police described as a “blood search warrant,” then booked into the Guadalupe County Jail.
Arreguin-Ramirez was charged with intoxication manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. The report did not provide a blood-test result.
The pickup’s passenger, Alejandro Aguillen Acosta, 23, of Mexico, ran from the crash into a nearby neighborhood, according to police. Officers found him hiding in a garage and arrested him without incident.
Acosta was taken to a local hospital as a precaution before being booked into the Guadalupe County Jail. Police said he was charged with evading arrest or detention and criminal trespass of a habitation.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Presumption of Innocence: A presumption of innocence means that any defendant in a criminal trial is presumed to be innocent until they have been proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. The defendant in this case is only accused of the charges set forth in the criminal complaint. They are innocent until proven guilty.
Editor's Note: ThePo makes every effort to accurately transcribe the contents of affidavits of probable cause contained in criminal complaints. Often, the complaints themselves are copies of copies of faxed copies, and are difficult to read. To confirm the accuracy of our transcription, contact the Magisterial District Court listed above and request a copy of the criminal complaint. It's a public record to which you are entitled.
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