On January 27, 2022, at approximately 9:57pm, officers with the New Braunfels Police Department and paramedics with the New Braunfels Fire Department were called to the 600 block of North Business I-35 for a report of a major motor vehicle accident...
On January 27, 2022, at approximately 9:57pm, officers with the New Braunfels Police Department and paramedics with the New Braunfels Fire Department were called to the 600 block of North Business I-35 for a report of a major motor vehicle accident.
Once on scene, first responders found that the driver of a 2004 Honda Civic had failed to properly negotiate the curve from the Southbound I-35 frontage road onto North Business 35, causing the vehicle to enter the grassy median and rollover several times. During the crash the driver was ejected from the vehicle and, despite lifesaving attempts by paramedics, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Justice of the Peace for Pct. 3 Mike Rust. The driver has since been identified as 31-year old Jarlen Droutsas Giacona of Austin and next of kin has been notified.
No other vehicles were involved, no other injuries were reported, and the preliminary results of the investigation by officers at the scene indicate that speed played a factor in the crash. Officers had portions of the roadway in that area closed for approximately an hour and a half while crews cleared the scene and conducted the fatality traffic accident investigation.