Crash alert: One killed in pedestrian crash near Austin’s North Loop
AUSTIN, TX — One person died early Sunday morning following a pedestrian accident in north-central Austin, according to KXAN. The collision occurred in the 5700 block of Airport Boulevard at approximately 5:35 a.m. Police and crews with Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the scene. It is unclear whether the individual killed was the pedestrian.
Read MoreCrash alert: Motorcyclist dies in crash with pickup truck in north Austin
AUSTIN, TX — A man in his early 30s was killed Sunday night after his motorcycle collided into the back of a pickup truck on Interstate 35 in north Austin, according to CBS Austin. The fatal collision took place in northbound lanes of the 13300 block just south of Howard Lane at approximately 11:15 p.m.
Read MoreCrash alert: Collision closes lane on FM 969 SB in east Austin
AUSTIN, TX — A vehicle accident Wednesday morning was blocking the right lane on FM 969 southbound in east Austin, according to Total Traffic Austin. Accident, right lane blocked in #Austin on FM 969 SB at Gilbert Rd #ATXtraffic https://t.co/8laei8iLor — Total Traffic Austin (@TotalTrafficAUS) August 11, 2021 The crash occurred in the southbound lanes
Read MoreCrash alert: Body recovered after fatal accident on Lake Travis
TRAVIS COUNTY, TX — A body was recovered Monday where a man went missing Sunday afternoon in an incident that killed one other person and injured another on Lake Travis in Austin, according to CBS Austin. Austin-Travis EMS responded to the event Sunday in the Hudson Bend area of Lake Travis at around 3:00 p.m.
Read MoreCrash alert: Four hospitalized after multi-car crash on FM 812 in Austin
AUSTIN, TX — Four people were seriously injured Sunday night in a multi-vehicle accident in southeast Austin, according to CBS Austin. The crash happened on the stretch of FM 812 at U.S. Highway 183 near Pilot Knob and was first reported by TxDOT Austin at 10:10 p.m. Emergency personnel responded to the scene where two
Read MoreCrash alert: Woman dies after being struck by vehicle in southeast Austin
AUSTIN, TX – Police say a woman died after she was intentionally struck by a driver in Austin Tuesday night, CBS Austin reports. Officers responded to a location on Ainez Drive near Dove Springs Park shortly after 11 p.m. after someone called to report a woman lying in the roadway. Police found a 33-year-old woman
Read MoreCrash alert: Motorcyclist killed in collision with vehicle at Austin intersection
AUSTIN, TX – A motorcyclist died after a collision with a vehicle at an intersection in Austin Tuesday morning, KVUE reports. Police and rescue crews responded to the scene at the northbound Interstate 35 service road and East Seventh Street after the incident was reported shortly before 1:45 a.m. The motorcyclist, whose identity was not
Read MoreCrash alert: 1 dead, 4 injured in collision on Loop 360 near Pennybacker Bridge
AUSTIN, TX – One person was killed and four others injured in a crash on Loop 360 in Austin early Friday morning, CBS Austin reports. The accident happened in the northbound lanes near the Pennybacker Bridge sometime before 1 a.m. Investigators said a car was rear-ended by an SUV, causing one of the vehicles to
Read MoreSpring 2021 Funk Law Student Scholarship Winner
Lamarr Martin of Georgia State University is our Spring 2021 winner of the Funk & Associates Law Student Scholarship. Mr. Martin, who just completed his 2L year, tells the moving story of why is plans to practice criminal defense law below. When I was seventeen years old, two officers visited my family’s house in Oakland,
Read MoreCrash alert: Crash involving tractor-trailer injures 1, snarls traffic on I-35
AUSTIN, TX – Austin police said one person was injured in a crash that caused extensive traffic delays on Interstate 35 Thursday morning. According to KVUE, a tractor-trailer was involved in the accident on I-35 north in North Austin. No details were released on the condition of the person injured. The incident shut down two
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