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Solomun Weldekeal Araya, an 18-wheeler driver who was arrested and is facing intoxication charges after a North Austin crash that claimed five lives, including a four-year-old and an infant, was a contract driver for Amazon on a work visa from Ethiopia.

He was transporting items from an out-of-state warehouse. He is not a Texas resident, and his CDL was not issued by Texas.

The mainstream media is focusing on possible bad “work zone conditions” instead of the driver himself.

A few days ago, I promised I would drop a thread on all of our findings. We investigated the LLC he works for and found information that the MSM has either not investigated or is refusing to report on.

Read on for my full report on my findings. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may want to look into this 👇

Included is the HEAVILY redacted Austin Police Report.Image
According to the eye-witness reports that I will attach in this thread, Araya approached the nearly dead-stop traffic and never slowed down, plowing through 17 vehicles. It was the vehicles themselves that finally forced the 18-wheeler to come to a stop.

He is currently charged with seven counts of intoxication manslaughter with a vehicle. Until the toxicology report returns, Araya will be labeled under intoxication by sleep deprivation due to the fact that he blew a zero when tested for alcohol.Image
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Solomun Weldekeal-Araya worked for an LLC called ZBN Transport. According to records, there are two inspection dates for ZBN. A truck was inspected in NM on 1/14/25 as ZBN. The next day it was inspected in Texas as Bay Area Lines LLC.

I spoke with a professional in the trucking world. He stated that this is not unusual, however, “day to day companies swapping is very concerning”Image
According to Court Dockets, Araya was set for a court day just one week from the tragic incident that took 5 lives. Previously, Araya had received a ticket for going 63 in a 30. A violation that could have cost him his CDL. If he had been restricted from driving, this tragedy could have been prevented from his reckless driving.

Araya has only had his LICENSE FOR FOUR MONTHS.Image
Very strange. (Could be considered a data entry error or something else), according to inventory, two of the vehicles, built in a different year, have the same exact VIN number. Image
Here is where things take an even stranger turn. According to the Texas Secretary of State Website, this is ZBN LLC’s physical address.

9180 Forest Ln. APT. 202.
Dallas, Tx. 75243.

Which leads us back to an apartment complex in Dallas. Millennium Dallas apartments. Image
When searching related companies associated with the exact same address, we found nearly a dozen more transportation LLCs operating from the exact same address! They each had different apartment numbers. Here are just 4 of the pages I printed out for my records. It is now clear that this entire apartment building is part of a larger operation.Image
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We then searched for the owner of the apartment building. As it turns out, the entire apartment building is owned by an LLC that is registered in TX to a FL company. Image
We then decided to research Araya’s address we were able to find by doing a background check. His background held very little information aside from his address.

Shocking! His address belongs to an LLC in California. unfortunately, you cannot see who owns the address in California because it is registered under multiple LLCs.Image
According to a source who has provided me information regarding immigrants who have claimed asylum under the Biden administration, they stated that a majority of them were given the same birthday of 1/1/?

I searched Araya’s birthday and sure enough, his birthdate according to his record is 1/1/88.Image
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Affidavit warrant of arrest -

APD Officer Solomon was the first officer to arrive on the scene. Officer Solomon was approached by a witness and told that one of the drivers was trying to leave. The witness pointed to the yellow Volvo.

Officer Solomon approached the yellow Volvo and observed a male hiding in the personal cabin area of the truck, peeking his head out from the curtains. Officer Solomon gave commands to the individual to exit the yellow Volvo and detained him. The individual was identified as:

Weldekeal Araya, Solomun B/M 01/01/1988

Officer Solomon brought Mr. Weldekeal Araya to the staging area for medical treatment. APD Officer Seweryn, who is trained as a Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) and a member of APD's Impaired Driving Investigation Unit, spoke with Mr. Weldekeal Araya. Mr. Weldekeal Araya primarily spoke Tigrinya, but also understood and spoke English.

Throughout the interaction with the APD officers on the scene, Mr. Weldckcal Araya appeared very calm and indifferent to what happened, which given the circumstances of the collision could be considered unusual. Following the SFSTs and additional field sobriety tests, Officer Seweryn determined that, due to the introduction of a controlled substance, a drug, a dangerous drug, or a combination thereof into Mr. Weldekeal Araya's system, Mr. Weldekeal Araya did not have the normal use of mental and physical faculties to operate a motor vehicle safely. Therefore, Mr. Weldekeal Araya was placed under arrest for Driving While Intoxicated.Image
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We have obtained the Austin Police Report. I fully understand the importance of redacting victim information. However, this extends well past that. It is clear that Araya is being protected by a woke PD and woke Biden-appointed NTSB Vice Chairman Alvin Brown. Image
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Redacted Police Report part 2. Image
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I have reached out to ZBN LLC For comment. They have not responded.

I also sent my own investigator to the site of the apartment complex owned by ZBN LLC. There were no big rigs on site. Most residents were of Latino decent. Mostly Texas plates, with a few Florida plates scattered throughout.

I will attach my other posts regarding his matter in this thread. The MSM will not begin investigating the LLC or ask questions about a clear operation in Dallas. Instead, they’re redirecting their focus to the construction on the highway.

Two lawsuits, including one seeking $100 million, have been filed in deadly I-35 crash in Austin. I have a copy of this suit but will not share out of respect for the survivor’s privacy.
Please make sure to follow @FFAFamily. She helped with a lot of this research.

And yes, we have been working on this
throughout the entire Harry Sisson and Camil Maroun investigation because we are animals who don’t enjoy sleep.

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The sh00ter had reportedly been identified as Guy E. House, a pro-Palestinian convert to Islam. He entered the Richmond Road Baptist Church in Lexington, Kentucky, and K*lled two women, Two others were seriously wounded.

A Kentucky State Trooper was injured, and Guy House was fatally struck in return fire from the Trooper.

The Trooper is expected to recover.Image
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Jul 8
I am looking for an attorney. Defamation has consequences. And if I need to crowdsource for the funds, I will.

Charleston White posted this an hour ago. It’s at 100k views and counting.

The entire video spews lies about the Metcalf family and Austin. He mentioned my name at least 100 times. He fantasized about white people dylng, saying he wanted to watch white people get sh0t in real life. He called me a meth wh0re, told everyone I was on drugs, and said my information is coming from “someone from the inside.” I can’t even repeat everything he said without going against TOS on this platform. It’s bad.

I want an attorney. And discovery will be revealing. He placed a target on me, my unborn child, and my family. I’m not going to stop reporting. But I’m also not going to sit here and continue to allow this libel to be spewed about me when viol*nt people are clearly involved.

If they can’t silence me, they will use incitement to get what they want. They know what they’re doing. How much were you paid, Charleston?

Full link to his video is in comments. If an attorney that wants to help sees this and believes I have a case, please reach out.
I’m all over his social media. Image
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Jul 7
🚨Statement Release from Austin Firefighters Association. ARE YOU ANGRY YET? 🚨

It brings the Austin Firefighters no pleasure to report to the community that the Austin Fire Chief DENIED the deployment of Austin firefighters to Kerrville until very late into the event (so today!), with the exception of only 3 AFD rescue swimmers who helped staff helo teams (which still were NOT deployed until the afternoon of the 4th).

The Austin Firefighter Special Operations teams are specially trained for Hill Country swift water rescue and are some of the best, if not the best, swift water boat teams in the State of Texas.

It is absolutely outrageous that the Austin Fire Chief, Joel G. Baker, would not allow highly trained firefighters from Austin to respond to Kerrville. Because of this egregious dereliction of duty, LIVES WERE VERY LIKELY LOST BECAUSE OF CHIEF BAKER’S DECISION!

Deployment orders came down from the State of Texas on July 2. We would've been pre-deployed before the waters even began to rise!

It is unforgivable that a fire chief would NOT allow his firefighters to answer the call to save lives.
Why would Fire Chief Joel G. Baker do this, you may ask? It was a misguided attempt to save money. I say “misguided” because the fire department is fully reimbursed by the state to deploy. I explained the reimbursement process to Chief Baker last week, and he failed to understand this very simple concept.

We are disgusted with our fire chief. He needs to be held accountable and fired for his disgraceful dereliction of duty.
The Austin Firefighters are starting a vote of no confidence on Tuesday on the fire chief.

As disgusted as we are at our Austin Fire Department leadership, the Austin Firefighters Association made a decision to not air our dirty laundry while victims and bodies were still being recovered. But it's now July 7, and it's time that we hold accountable our disgraced fire chief, AND anybody else in his leadership circle who are responsible for this horrendous act.

The Austin Firefighters commit to being transparent to the community about this process to remove our fire chief and hold all of those accountable who were part of this atrocity.

The firefighters hope we have your support, because it's going to get ugly.

I can't possibly express to you how outraged and sickened the firefighters are that we were not allowed to do the job—the job that we have trained so hard and long to do—during the historic floods that just occurred in Kerrville. We could've made a difference, and we were forced to stand down and lives were lost.

The community deserves a fire chief who cares about the community as much as our firefighters, and that is simply not the case. Joel G. Baker must go!

Please support your Austin Firefighters by sharing this post.Image
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The woman speaking is Sade Perkins.

Sade Perkins is the Market Manager of Freedmen's Town Farmers Market and a Non-Resident Fellow at Princeton University.

She serves on the Board of Directors for Houston Food Insecurity in Houston, TX. (Receipts in the thread.)
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Her buckling down.
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Jul 4
UPDATE REGARDING SEMI DRIVER WHO FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL IN KAUFMAN COUNTY**

I have a 15-page inspection report from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for Hope Trans LLC, the company Alexis Companioni worked for.

According to a source, a former broker, “I’ve never seen so many violations from one company.”

Violations include multiple incidents of speeding, operating while talking or texting on a cellular device, hose and tube damage, reckless driving, failure to maintain lanes, worn or leaking tires, improper recordkeeping, incidents of driving over the legal hours, and MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF DRIVERS WHO CANNOT READ OR SPEAK ENGLISH.

This report covers a 12-month period and was generated today, July 4.Image
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Jul 3
FULL REPORT ON SEMI DRIVER WHO FELL ASLEEP AT THE WHEEL IN KAUFMAN COUNTY, INCLUDING EXCLUSIVE INFORMATION – A THREAD*

27-year-old Alexis Gonzalez-Companioni was charged with five counts of manslaughter and one count of aggravated as*ault with a deadly weapon after a crash, caused by him falling asleep at the wheel, claimed five lives. Gonzalez-Companioni was in the United States seeking asylum from Cuba.

The victims k*lled were Billy McKellar, 79, of Tyler; Zabar McKellar, 52, of Fort Worth; Krishaun McKellar, 45, of Fort Worth; Kason McKellar, 16, of Fort Worth; and Nicole Gregory, 49, of Dallas.

One victim survived and was transported to the hospital, where she remains in critical condition.

According to my sources within immigration, Gonzalez-Companioni entered the country, like many Cubans, with his Spanish passport. It was a visa waiver passport, so he did not need a visa and entered under a Spanish vacation visa waiver. The limit for this visa is 90 days. However, Gonzalez-Companioni never left. That was in late November 2020.

He later applied for asylum as a Cuban and received work authorization. Residency was granted to him in 2022. As soon as he received residency due to asylum, he began traveling back and forth to Cuba.

According to my source, “DC is aware of this. He was placed on a watchlist. The moment a conviction is received, he will lose any legal status in this country.”

My previous reporting on the Austin trucker (another tragedy caused by an immigrant seeking asylum) from Ethiopia received widespread attention, including a statement from Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy, who said it was under investigation. Yet, the Austin trucker is free on $7,000 bail, and no further updates have been provided.

~Continue for more information regarding the LLC Gonzalez-Companioni worked for. All information and ties point overseas.Image
First, it is important to note that the research done on the LLC could not have been done without help from my team member, @FFAFamily. Please follow her.
It is also important to note the very concerning amount of weight that this driver clearly has. According to multiple sources that I have within the trucking industry, a neck size over 17" and/or a BMI over 28 can lead the medical examiner to send the driver for a sleep apnea test. There are certain numbers that make it mandatory.

“I've seen a lot of drivers and question how they pass their physical every year. The DOT physician that signed his medical certification should be looked into”Image
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