Crash alert: Austin police identify pedestrian killed by 18-wheeler on Interstate 35
AUSTIN, TX – Police have identified a pedestrian struck and killed by an 18-wheeler on Interstate 35 earlier this month. In a news release, the Austin Police Department said the victim was 61-year-old Karen Everlena Barnes. Officers responded to the scene June 2 after Barnes was hit while crossing I-35 near Airport Boulevard at about
Read MoreCrash alert: Collision between 18-wheelers shuts down I-35 northbound lanes
GEORGETOWN, TX – A collision involving two 18-wheelers sent one driver to the hospital and disrupted traffic in Georgetown Thursday morning, according to KXAN. The trucks crashed in the northbound lanes of Interstate 35 near Highway 29. The incident was reported by the Texas Department of Transportation at 1:48 a.m. Rescue crews extricated one of
Read MoreCrash alert: Person trying to cross I-35 in Austin struck and killed by 18-wheeler
AUSTIN, TX – Police say a person trying to cross Interstate 35 in Austin was struck and killed by an 18-wheeler on Wednesday morning. According to KXAN, the accident happened in the northbound lanes of I-35 near Airport Boulevard shortly before 3:30 a.m. The victim, whose identity was not released, was found in the 4900
Read MoreCrash alert: 2 drivers hurt, road closed after truck and car crash in Round Rock
ROUND ROCK, TX – Police say two drivers were injured when an 18-wheeler and a car collided in Round Rock early Thursday morning, according to KXAN. The crash happened in the vicinity of Hesters Crossing Road and the southbound Interstate 35 frontage road near the Hesters Crossing Shopping Center, and was reported at about 1:50
Read MoreCrash alert: 2 trucks involved in fatal collision on I-35 in Williamson County
JARRELL, TX – Two commercial trucks were involved in a fatal crash in Williamson County early Tuesday morning, reports KXAN. At least one 18-wheeler was involved in the wreck on Interstate 35 near mile marker 270 between Jarrell and Georgetown. The Texas Department of Public Safety said it was notified of the incident at about
Read MoreCrash alert: Man sentenced for fatal 2020 car crash in east Austin
AUSTIN, TX – A man has been sentenced in connection with a crash in east Austin last year that killed a passenger in his vehicle, reports KXAN. 27-year-old Juan Manuel Aboyles-Garcia pleaded guilty to criminal negligent homicide in the August 15, 2020 accident on FM 969 near Decker Lane. He was sentenced to three years
Read MoreCrash alert: Motorcyclist dies after colliding with truck in Williamson County
TAYLOR, TX – A collision in Williamson County Monday night claimed the life of a 38-year-old motorcycle rider, reports KXAN. The accident happened in the area of West 2nd Street and FM 3349 in Taylor at about 9 p.m. Police said the motorcyclist, identified as Jacob Shelp of Elgin, was riding east on West 2nd
Read MoreCrash alert: Pickup truck driver dies in crash on U.S. 183 northbound ramp
AUSTIN, TX – The driver of a pickup truck died after his vehicle was involved in a crash on a highway ramp in North Austin Wednesday morning, according to KVUE. The accident happened on U.S. 183 near the northbound flyover that intersects with North MoPac Expressway shortly before 9 a.m. Reports said the pickup collided
Read MoreCrash alert: Austin police identify motorcyclist killed in collision with box truck
AUSTIN, TX – Police say they have identified the motorcyclist who was killed in a crash in Austin last week. In a news release, the Austin Police Department said the victim was 24-year-old Joseph Harrell Hayman. According to investigators, Hayman was riding a Honda CB500 motorcycle in the 6000 block of N. IH-35 SB near
Read MoreCrash alert: 1 killed, 1 injured in wreck that shut down I-35 in north Austin
AUSTIN, TX – One person was killed and another was severely injured in a collision on Interstate 35 in north Austin Wednesday morning, police said. According to CBS Austin, a pickup truck slammed into a semi-truck on I-35 north near 51st Street at about 2:45 a.m. The pickup went underneath the semi-truck, with two people
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