'Highly respected': City of Killeen mourns fire captain killed in north Austin crash
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The city of Killeen is mourning the loss of Fire Captain Marvin Taylor III, who was killed in a two-vehicle crash in north Austin over the weekend.
The Austin Police Department identified Taylor, 45, as the victim in the crash, per a news release from the agency on Tuesday. It happened in the 600 block of Koenig Lane, near Airport Boulevard, shortly after 1 a.m. Sunday.
Rodney Bremby, 34, was arrested in connection with the crash, according to police. He was charged with intoxication manslaughter.
KXAN has reached out to Bremby’s attorney for a statement. We will update this if one is received.
Officers responded to the crash between an SUV and a van. Police said the driver of the SUV, later identified as Bremby, rear-ended the van Taylor was driving. Taylor was pronounced dead on the scene.
“Captain Taylor had just left an Austin hospital after welcoming his fifth child and was en route to pick up his other children when his vehicle was struck from behind. He was a highly respected and decorated member of our Fire Department, serving since 2014 and most recently assigned to the Training Division,” the city of Killeen said in a post on social media.
The city said Taylor was known for his “dedication, leadership, and countless deployments with Texas A&M Task Force 1 and TIFMAS.”
“He will be remembered not only for his service, but for the impact he made on those around him,” the city said.
This is now being investigated as Austin’s 28th fatal crash of 2025, according to police.
