Elderly Man Killed in Car Wreck on Hwy 71

myFOXaustin(AUSTIN) - A man’s life was cut short Sunday afternoon after the car he was riding in ran a red light and hit an SUV.

Police say a preliminary investigation shows that a maroon Chrysler 300 sedan was traveling westbound on  Texas Highway 71, near Austin Bergstrom International Airport. A black Chevy Surburban was traveling eastbound on Hwy. 71 and attempted to turn left on Thornberry Road. The Chrysler sedan ran the red light at Thornberry crashing into the passenger side of the surburban.

The driver and passenger, 70-year-old Phillip Ontiveros, of the suburban were transported to UMC Brackenridge where he later died and the driver was also taken to the hospital where she is listed in the intensive care unit.

None of the passengers riding in the Suburban were injured.