FAQ: If someone is injured on your property, are you liable?
Possibly, it depends. First you would have to determine what their status was as a visitor on your property. The visitors status will determine what duties you owed them while they were on the property, and can help determine if you have liability or not as the property owner. Typically, invitee visitors are owed the
Read MoreStop sign doesn’t stop driver from causing collision in Windsor Park
AUSTIN, TX – Two cars collided Wednesday morning after one vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign in Windsor Park. Austin Police responded to the alert at around 9:19 a.m. to 1098 Clayton Lane to find a 2018 white Kia and a 2015 white Volkswagen had collided. The 46-year-old driver of the Kia failed
Read MoreOne person dead after being hit by an airplane at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
AUSTIN, TX – One person died yesterday evening after being struck by an airplane at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. Austin Police and Austin-Travis County EMS arrived on the scene at around 9:19 p.m. to runway 17R. One adult was in the runway when a landing aircraft struck the individual. EMS declared the person dead at the
Read MoreTwo people injured in multi-vehicle crash
AUSTIN, TX – Two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Tuesday afternoon. Austin Police responded to the accident at around 12:05 p.m. on 508 East Braker Lane. A 2011 silver Mazda, a 2014 grey Mazda, and 2016 black Nissan were all involved in the crash. Police report that multiple vehicles were at fault
Read MoreSpeeding semi-truck causes accident on Ben White Boulevard
AUSTIN, TX – A semi-truck traveling at unsafe speeds crashed into another vehicle on Tuesday morning. According to reports from the Austin Police Department, a 41-year-old man in a 2001 white Freight-liner semi-truck was driving at a high speed down East Ben White Boulevard when he collided with another car at around 10:09 a.m. At
Read MoreThree-vehicle crash on I-35
AUSTIN, TX – Three vehicles were involved in a collision early Tuesday morning on Interstate 35. According to Austin Police reports, a 2015 white Ram, a 2010 red Ford, and a 2016 white Mazda all collided on I-35 south of East William Cannon Drive at approximately 6:44 a.m.. Police have not released details on what
Read MorePedestrian killed in Interstate 35 accident
AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Police Department has recently released information about a pedestrian accident that occurred on April 20th on Interstate 35. A pedestrian and an acquaintance were walking along the 7800 block of IH-35 when a 2014 black Ford F-150 traveling northbound struck the pedestrian. The acquaintance was not injured in the collision.
Read MoreTwo adults and one child injured in two-vehicle crash
AUSTIN, TX – Three people were injured on Sunday night in a two-vehicle crash at 3805 Oak Springs Drive. According to Austin Police reports, a 2000 white Lincoln collided with a 2005 Gold Buick containing five occupants. Police have not released the cause of the collision, nor specified who was at fault. The driver of the Lincoln,
Read More22-year-old killed in IH-35 accident
AUSTIN, TX – A 22-year-old man was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Saturday night on Interstate 35. According to MyTexasDaily, the Austin Police Department responded to the accident at around 10:41 p.m. Police report that Aaron Franco was driving his 2002 Jeep Cherokee northbound on IH-35 when he lost control of his vehicle, traveled
Read MoreDUI accident on Highway 360
AUSTIN, TX – A 32-year-old woman caused a two-vehicle crash last Sunday night on Highway 360 near Pennybacker Bridge. According to Austin Police, the woman was driving her 2016 white Mercedes Benz when she rear-ended a 2018 white Chevrolet. Police were on scene at around 9:25 p.m. and determined that the woman was driving under
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