Crash Alert: Pedestrian struck, killed by car on I-35 SB
AUSTIN, TX – A pedestrian died early Wednesday morning after a vehicle struck them near the interstate in downtown Austin, reports CBS Austin. Police say the incident happened around 5:23 a.m. on the southbound side of I-35 at East Cesar Chavez Street. Austin-Travis County EMS pronounced the adult victim deceased at the scene of the
Read MoreCrash Alert: 2-vehicle crash on Louis Henna kills 1 in Round Rock
ROUND ROCK, TX – One person died late Monday morning after two vehicles collided on a busy roadway in Round Rock, KXAN reports. Authorities say the incident happened just after 10:15 a.m. on Louis Henna Boulevard near A.W. Grimes Boulevard, which is east of I-35 and south of State Highway 45. It is unclear how
Read MoreCrash Alert: N Austin collision with entrapment kills 1
AUSTIN, TX – A single-vehicle car accident near Walnut Creek Metropolitan Park in North Austin killed one person late Sunday night, reports Fox 7 Austin. Police say the incident happened around 10:48 p.m. near the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and West Yager Lane, which is just west of I-35 and south of Parmer Lane.
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Read MoreCrash Alert: Motorcycle collides with car in Manor, killing 1
MANOR, TX – One person died Thursday evening after a motorcycle collided with another vehicle at an intersection in east Travis County, reports KXAN. Emergency response officials say the crash happened sometime before 6:24 p.m. at the intersection of US Highway 290 and Shadow Glen Boulevard. One adult died at the scene of the accident.
Read MoreCrash Alert: 1 person critically injured in Wilco rollover
CEDAR PARK, TX – A single-vehicle car accident with entrapment left one person with life-threatening injuries on Tuesday morning in Cedar Park, reports CBS Austin. Police say the incident happened just before 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of US-183 and Lakeline Boulevard. The circumstances of the crash are unclear at this time, but Austin-Travis County
Read MoreCrash Alert: 2-vehicle crash hospitalizes Austin motorcyclist
AUSTIN, TX – A motorcyclist went to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after colliding with another vehicle on the interstate in Austin Tuesday, reports CBS Austin. Austin-Travis County EMS says the incident happened in the downtown area around 11:23 p.m. on the northbound side of Interstate 35 near East Cesar Chavez Street. Medics transported the
Read MoreCrash Alert: Police seek leads in fatal Circle C hit-and-run
AUSTIN, TX – A 70-year-old woman died the day after a hit-and-run incident that happened last Wednesday at an intersection in South Austin, reports KXAN. The incident happened at the intersection of Way Lane and South Bay Lane, just north of SH-45 and west of South Mopac Expressway. Police say the victim, identified as Sandra
Read MoreCrash Alert: Multi-car crash kills 1 on SH-71 in Oak Hill
AUSTIN, TX – Police have not publicly identified the victim of a multi-car collision that happened on a highway in southwest Austin early this morning. KVUE reports that the incident happened around 5:15 a.m. on the westbound side of State Highway 71 between Covered Bridge Drive and Silvermine Drive. The full circumstances of the accident
Read MoreCrash Alert: 1 hurt in fiery crash on SH-45 WB in Round Rock
ROUND ROCK, TX – One person went to the hospital Thursday after a multi-vehicle crash involving an 18-wheeler on a highway in south-central Williamson County, reports CBS Austin. Police say the incident happened around 8:05 a.m. on the westbound side of State Highway 45 between Greenlawn Boulevard and Interstate 35. Authorities have not detailed how
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