19-year-old pedestrian killed; driver charged with intoxication manslaughter
Abraham Misael Hernandez, 19, of Horseshoe Bay died Aug. 23 after being struck by a vehicle while on foot. The driver was arrested on a charge of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. Photo courtesy of Amy Wheeler
A 19-year-old Horseshoe Bay resident was struck and killed by a vehicle while on foot in the city during the early morning hours of Aug. 23. The driver involved in the incident was arrested on an intoxication manslaughter charge.
At 1:57 a.m. Saturday, Horseshoe Bay police responded to a 911 call regarding a vehicle-pedestrian collision at the intersection of Tonto and Broken Arrow. The pedestrian, Abraham Misael Hernandez, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver, 27-year-old Oliver Eve of Austin, was booked into the Llano County Jail on a charge of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle, a second-degree felony.
The crash is under investigation.
Hernandez had attended Marble Falls High School and grew up in the Highland Lakes area, according to family friend Amy Wheeler.
“He was my son’s best friend and a very big part of our family,” she told DailyTrib.com.
Wheeler organized a GoFundMe online fundraiser for the Hernandez family.