Crash alert: Austin police officer dies of injuries after collision with 18-wheeler
AUSTIN, TX – An Austin police officer has died of his injuries following a collision with a tractor-trailer on FM 969 last week, the Austin American-Statesman reports. This is an update to a previous story. The officer, Lewis “Andy” Traylor, was responding to an urgent call at the intersection of FM 969 and Decker Lane
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: Pedestrian hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in Austin
AUSTIN, TX – A pedestrian accident in south Austin early Sunday morning left one person critically injured, according to CBS Austin. The victim, an adult, was hit by a vehicle at the intersection of South Lamar Boulevard and West Gibson Street at about 12:15 a.m. Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the scene of the crash.
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
Read MoreCrash alert: 61-year-old man fatally struck by car in Austin pedestrian accident
AUSTIN, TX – A man killed in a pedestrian accident last week has now been identified by Austin police, KXAN reports. The victim of the July 15 incident was 61-year-old Anthony Brown, police said. The crash happened in the 7600 block of East Ben White Boulevard in southeast Austin. Investigators said Brown was in the
Read MoreCrash alert: Austin police identify 21-year-old woman as victim of U.S. 290 crash
AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Police Department said a 21-year-old woman was the victim of a crash on U.S. 290 earlier this month. In a news release, police identified Camryn Adams as the driver killed in the wreck. Investigators said Adams was driving on West U.S. 290 July 11 when she lost control of her
Read MoreCrash alert: Police identify 2 victims of single-vehicle crash on I-35 in east Austin
AUSTIN, TX – Police in Austin released additional information regarding a single-vehicle crash that killed two passengers earlier this month, according to WXAN. The two victims in the July 10 accident have now been identified as 38-year-old Charlie Jackson and 20-year-old David Bearden. They were riding in a Toyota Camry on the north I-35 frontage
Read MoreCrash alert: Driver arrested on DWI charge after Austin crash involving off-duty officer
AUSTIN, TX – A driver is facing a DWI charge after a crash in Austin involving an off-duty police officer, according to CBS Austin. The incident occurred on the N IH-35 northbound service road near Blackson Avenue on Sunday night shortly before 10:30 p.m. Austin police said the driver was heading north on the service
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