Kyle Woman Charged with Intoxication Manslaughter Following Fatal Crash

KYLE, TEXAS –– The Kyle Police Department arrested and charged 45-year-old Sonja Marinkovic with Intoxication Manslaughter following a fatal crash on Friday, February 2.  

At approximately 11:51 p.m. on February 2, Kyle Police Officers responded to a vehicle in the roadway surrounded by debris on the I-35 Southbound Frontage Road at Kohlers Crossing. When officers arrived on scene, they discovered a two-vehicle crash between a red Chevrolet and a gray Mazda SUV. 

The on-scene investigation showed the Mazda SUV, driven by Marinkovic, was traveling at a high rate of speed on wet roadways and impacted the rear of the Chevrolet passenger car causing the vehicle to slide down the grassy median and come to rest on the shoulder of the I-35 Southbound Frontage Road.  

The driver of the Chevrolet, 45-year-old Abdel Pastor was transported to Ascension Seton Hays where he was later pronounced dead. According to Kyle Police, the driver of the gray Mazda SUV, Marinkovic, displayed multiple indicators of intoxication and was placed under arrest. Marinkovic was transported to Ascension Seton Hays for evaluation and a consent blood draw.  

“While we mourn the loss of a member of our Kyle community, we remind people that this is a tragedy that can be avoided every time,” said Kyle Chief of Police Jeff Barnett. “If you drink, don’t drive. Arrange a sober driver, call an Uber or a Lyft, do your part in keeping our roadways safe and families whole.” 

Police are asking citizens that may have any additional information to please contact the Kyle Police Department at 512-268-3232 or, submit a tip anonymously to the Hays County Crime Stoppers at 1-800-324-TIPS (8477), online at callcrimestoppers.com, or by using the P3 Tips app on your smartphone.  

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The City of Kyle is located in the heart of the I-35 Innovation Corridor, just 26 miles south of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport & 50 miles north of San Antonio International Airport. Kyle is the second largest city in Hays County and is poised to become the largest — with a population that grew from 5,000 citizens in 2000 to just over 50,000 in 2020. We are the designated Pie Capital of Texas and home of the annual Pie in the Sky Hot Air Balloon Festival. For more information, go to CityofKyle.com.