The truck driver involved in the fatal pile up crash on Interstate 35 last month had his bond reduced massively this week. 

The pile up crash happened on March 13th on Interstate 35 near Austin, Texas. Five people were killed and 11 more were injured. 

37-year-old Solomun Weldekeal-Araya was initially charged with seven felony counts related to driving while intoxicated based on police assessments, and was jailed on $1.2 million bond.  A toxicology report then determined that there were no detectable traces of drugs or alcohol in Weldekeal-Araya’s system at the time of the crash. 

After the release of the results earlier this month, Weldekeal-Araya’s lawyer filed a motion to have his bond reduced to $1 per charge so that he could be released. On Tuesday, April 29th the judge approved a reduction to Weldekeal-Araya’s bond from hundreds of dollars per charge to $1,000 per charge, reported CBS Austin.

New pre-trial conditions have also been imposed for Weldekeal-Araya’s release, including: GPS tracking with no curfew or restricted zones; use of an ignition interlock device on his vehicle; random urine screenings; pretrial services supervision; prohibition from operating any commercial vehicle.  

Weldekeal-Araya is still facing multiple felony charges for the crash, but the results of the toxicology report have brought the intoxication-related charges into question.