Man killed in multi-vehicle wreck near Buda

A Guatemalan national was killed Monday when he was struck along southbound Interstate 35 in Buda while inspecting his vehicle following a collision. 

Authorities have arrested a Kyle man whom they suspect was intoxicated at the time of the wreck and began the chain reaction of events.

The incident, which involved a total of four vehicles, occurred around 1:30 a.m. Monday on southbound Interstate 35 at the 217 exit. A school bus towing a Honda CRV, driven by Marco Tulio Ovievo Rodas, 68, of Guatemala, was traveling down the highway when the towed vehicle was hit by a Honda Accord, driven by Ismael Rodriguez III, 29, of Kyle, said Brittany Tate, Buda Police Department (BPD) spokesperson.