
City of Austin
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Case: 25-1310108
Time: 1:05 a.m.
Date: Sunday, May 11, 2025
Location: 600 E. Koenig Lane
Deceased: Marvin Taylor, White male, 11/18/1979
Suspect: Rodney Bremby, Black male, 34 years of age
On Sunday, May 11, 2025, at approximately 1:05 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash involving an SUV and a Van in the 600 block of E. Koenig Lane. The driver of the SUV, later identified as Rodney Bremby, rear-ended the van. The driver of the van, later identified as Marvin Taylor, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Bremby was arrested for Intoxication Manslaughter.
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 28th fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 32 fatalities. This investigation is ongoing. On the date of this crash in 2024, 26 fatal crashes resulted in 26 deaths.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.
Anyone with any information should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide unit at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.