Crash 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 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
Read MoreCrash alert: Austin police officer critically injured in crash with tractor-trailer
AUSTIN, TX – An Austin police officer was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday morning after a collision with a tractor-trailer. According to KVUE, the crash happened at the intersection of FM 969 and Decker Lane at about 2 a.m. Police said the officer was responding to an urgent call in his patrol vehicle when
Read MoreCrash alert: Motorcyclist killed in collision with car on N. Lamar Boulevard in Austin
AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Police Department released its report on a fatal motorcycle accident that occurred earlier this month. Police have identified the victim as 38-year-old Michael Deon Fields. He was riding a Suzuki motorcycle in the 13000 block of N. Lamar Boulevard when the crash occurred July 16 shortly before 11 p.m. According
Read MoreCrash alert: Collision on State Highway 71 in Bee Cave kills 1, injures 2
BEE CAVE, TX – Authorities said a pin-in collision in Bee Cave on Friday night left one person dead and two others injured. Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted it responded to the 16700 block of West State Highway 71 after the incident occurred at about 8:20 p.m. Rescue crews reported that one adult was pronounced dead
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