Accidents News and Updates

Motorcyclist killed in collision

A 19-year-old motorcyclist died Wednesday after he crashed into a pickup truck that was pulling out of a drive onto FM 1431, about 2 and a half miles east of Marble Falls, officials said. Daniel Elites, 19, was killed in…

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Traffic deaths surged last year

Traffic deaths surged last year Traffic deaths surged about 8 percent in the first nine months of last year, continuing an alarming upward spiral that may be partially explained by more Americans on the roads due to the economic recovery,…

Round Rock Pedestrian Accident Victim Seeks Driver

Jaymie Clark said the last thing she remembers before getting hit was having a friendly conversation with a fellow shopper leaving the Walmart Supercenter in Round Rock. A car had struck her in the store parking lot. One witness estimated…

Woman Killed in New Braunfels Crossing I-35

A woman was struck and killed by a vehicle as she tried to cross the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in New Braunfels on Tuesday, authorities said. At 10:54 a.m. New Braunfels police responded to the 300 block of I-35…

Trucker jailed, charged with South Texas wreck that killed 4

A $100,000 bond has been set for a 38-year-old truck driver facing four counts of criminally negligent homicide for a Christmas Eve traffic wreck that killed four members of a Rio Grande Valley family. Authorities say Antonio Quintero of Weslaco…

Police ID pedestrian killed in South Austin crosswalk on Dec. 21

Austin police have identified a 35-year-old pedestrian who was killed while traveling in a crosswalk in South Austin last week. According to a preliminary police investigation, a white Toyota Prius was heading west on Little Texas Lane and turning south…

Deadly Car Crashes in Austin

A pair of deadly car crashes in Austin and two other serious crashes across Central Texas including a fiery scene where bystanders came to the rescue sent several people to hospitals with serious accident injuries Tuesday. The first fatal crash was…

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Pedestrian deaths up on Austin roads

Though the total number of fatal crashes in Austin has dropped in 2016, twice as many pedestrians have been killed on Interstate 35 and its frontage roads this year compared with 2015. Four of the eight pedestrian deaths on I-35…

Dense fog over weekend causes several crashes

  Dense fog over weekend causes several crashes Numerous crashes snarled traffic in the Austin area Monday morning as a blanket of dense fog rolled in during the morning commute. According to the National Weather Service, fog limited visibility in…