Case:  23-0450580

Time:  12:08 p.m.
 
Date:  Tuesday, February 14, 2023
 
Location:  4200 block of Ed Bluestein Boulevard SVRD NB
 
Deceased:  Denise Maxine Cunningham, White female, 11/21/1973

Arrested:  Silverio Castillo-Hortelano, Hispanic male, 19-years-old

Silverio Castillo-Hortelano was arrested and booked into the Travis County Jail on March 3rd. Castillo-Hortelano is charged with two Second Degree Felonies; Manslaughter, and Racing on a Highway Causing Death.

ORIGINAL RELEASE:

Case:  23-0450580
 
Time:  12:08 p.m.
 
Date:  Tuesday, February 14, 2023
 
Location:  4200 block of Ed Bluestein Boulevard SVRD NB
 
Deceased:  Denise Maxine Cunningham, White female, 11/21/1973
 
 
On Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at approximately 12:08 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between a two-door car and a sedan in the 4200 block of Ed Bluestein Boulevard SVRD NB. The driver of the sedan, Denise Maxine Cunningham, died at the scene. The driver and passenger of the two-door car were taken to the hospital for injuries.  
 
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 11th fatal crash of 2023, resulting in 11 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2022, there were a total of nine fatal crashes that resulted in 10 deaths.

These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.