Updated 09/06/2010 11:20 AM
Elderly man killed in wreck
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An elderly man was killed in a wreck in east Austin Sunday.
The crash happened around 2:30pm at Highway 71 and Thornberry, near Austin Bergstrom International Airport.
According to Austin police, an SUV tried to turn north onto Thornberry and was hit by a car. Witnesses say the car ran a red light.
72-year-old Phillip Ontivero, who was riding in the car, died at the hospital. The driver of the car, a 70-year-old woman, was hospitalized in critical condition.
Passengers inside the SUV were not injured.