Semi-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
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