Crash alert: Semi and pickup involved in fatal collision in east Austin
AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Police Department reported that a semi-truck and a pickup truck were involved in a deadly collision in east Austin on Monday morning. The incident happened at the intersection of Ed Bluestein Boulevard and Loyola Lane at about 11:20 a.m. According to police, a Freightliner semi and a Nissan pickup truck
Read MoreCrash alert: Victim identified in crash between SUV and semi on Tuscany Way
AUSTIN, TX – The driver killed in a collision on Tuscany Way in Northeast Austin last week has been identified by police, according to the Austin American-Statesman. This is an update to a previous story. Austin police said the victim was 28-year-old Armando Garcia-Sanchez. Investigators said he was behind the wheel of a Honda Pilot
Read MoreWoman dies after crashing into firetruck on I-35
AUSTIN, TX – According to KVUE, a woman has died after crashing into a firetruck on I-35, north of Parmer Lane. The accident took place on October 17th at around 2:15 a.m. 35-year-old India McKinley crashed into the firetruck as she was driving southbound on the I-35 frontage road. McKinley died as a result of
Read MoreMultiple 18-wheelers crash on IH-35 South
JARRELL, TX – The Jarrell Police Department shut down southbound traffic on IH-35 on Thursday morning after several 18-wheelers crashed in a construction zone. Fox 7 reports that three 18-wheelers crashed at IH-35 Mile Marker 271 near Ronald Reagan Boulevard around 2:00 a.m. on May 14. The police found the damaged trucks on an area
Read MoreSemi-truck turns improperly on a red light and causes two-vehicle crash
AUSTIN, TX – A 64-year-old man caused an accident on Friday morning when he failed to yield the right of way on a red-light turn and crashed into another vehicle. According to Austin Police, the man was driving his 2011 white Mack truck and took a lefthand turn onto northbound FM 620. He collided with
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 MorePedestrian killed in box truck accident
AUSTIN, TX – A 38-year-old man was killed on Monday, April 20th, after being struck by a box truck at 9100 Parmer Lane. The pedestrian, now identified as Bruce Chavez, was walking in the middle lane of westbound East Parmer Lane around midnight when he was struck by an eastbound white Freightliner box truck. Emergency responders
Read MoreSemi-truck involved in three-vehicle collision
AUSTIN, TX – A three-vehicle crash occurred on Sunday morning in Southeast Austin. The Travis Country Sheriff’s Department received an alert about the accident on FM 812, west of Highway 130, at around 10:40 a.m. A Freightliner semi-truck made a wide turn and crashed into a 2015 black Kia and a 2018 white Manac-brand trailer.
Read MoreTwo dead after woman runs red light and collides with fuel truck
AUSTIN, TX – The Austin Statesman reports that two women died this past Tuesday when their vehicle collided with a freight fuel truck at the intersection of northbound Texas 130 and Westbound Texas 71. Officers arrived at the scene of the accident shortly before midnight. Police say the 23-year-old driver, Margarita Escalante Ibarra, was driving
Read More18-Wheeler/Commercial Vehicle
18-Wheeler/Commercial Vehicle Accidents in Austin Accidents caused by 18-wheelers and other commercial vehicles can cause serious bodily injury. When people think of injuries caused by low speed collisions, they usually think of neck and back injuries or “soft tissue” injuries. However, accidents caused by 18-wheelers and other commercial vehicles (whether at a high or low
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