Aguilar-Diaz was pinned into his Honda Civic after the crash. Emergency responders pulled him out, but he was pronounced dead at University Medical Center Brackenridge.
The driver of the garbage truck refused treatment by Austin-Travis County EMS. Police said investigators do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Police said the incident was Austin’s 33rd fatal traffic crash and resulted in the 33rd fatality on Austin’s roads in 2016.
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