Crash alert: 1 person critically injured in auto vs. pedestrian crash in south Austin
AUSTIN, TX – Austin-Travis County EMS tweeted that it was at the scene of a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian Tuesday night that left one person hospitalized. The incident happened in the area of East Mockingbird Lane and South Congress Avenue in south Austin, where medics responded at about 8:49 p.m. A trauma
Read MoreCrash alert: Person fatally struck by vehicle on I-35 frontage road in North Austin
AUSTIN, TX – A crash in North Austin Tuesday night left one person dead and caused road closures in the area, KVUE reports. The incident began when two vehicles got into a collision on the Interstate 35 northbound frontage road near Braker Lane sometime before 8:45 p.m. One person got out of one of the
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: Crash on Research Boulevard in NW Austin kills 1, injures 3
AUSTIN, TX – Police and first responders were at the scene of a fatal crash in Northwest Austin early Sunday morning, CBS Austin reported. The accident happened in the 9400 block of Research Boulevard at the intersection with Texas 360 sometime before 3 a.m. Four patients were transported by Austin-Travis County EMS to St. David’s
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: Police identify pedestrian killed in Austin hit-and-run crash
AUSTIN, TX – A man who was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver in Austin last month has been identified by police, KXAN reports. This is an update to a previous story. The Austin Police Department asid the pedestrian killed was 62-year-old Calvin Ray Dukes. Investigators said Dukes was experiencing homelessness and was pushing a
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: Austin police identify driver who died after crashing into pillar
AUSTIN, TX – Austin police have identified the man killed when his pickup truck crashed into a concrete pillar Saturday morning. The victim was 24-year-old William Hernandez, police said in a news release. He was driving a 2012 Dodge Ram when he struck the pillar in the 500 block of Anderson Lane Frontage Road WB
Read MoreCrash alert: Vehicle crashes into pole in North Austin, leaving 1 person critically injured
AUSTIN, TX – Emergency crews rushed a person to the hospital following an accident in North Austin on Friday night. According to CBS Austin, a vehicle collided with a pole in the 8900 block of Research Boulevard Service Road northbound at about 7:50 p.m. Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the scene and performed life-saving measures
Read MoreCrash alert: Victim identified in deadly multi-vehicle crash on I-35
AUSTIN, TX – Police in Austin have released additional information regarding a deadly crash last weekend on Interstate 35. This is an update to a previous story. In a news release, the Austin Police Department identified the person who died as 22-year-old Alexis Enrique Aguirre Torres. Torres was a passenger in a Kia Forte that
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