Traffic crashes in the U.S. cost society $340billion in one year, or just over $1,000 for each of the country’s 328 million people, according to a study by safety regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it studied crashes in calendar year 2019 that killed an estimated 36,500 people, injured 4.5 million people and…
A minivan trying to overtake a vehicle in a no-passing zone on a Texas highway crashed head-on into an SUV, which was then rear-ended by another vehicle, authorities said. Six people suffered a wrongful death in the crash and five others were injured. The crash happened around 6:20 p.m. Friday near George West, about 60…
Pedestrian deaths are higher than fatalities in any other type of crash this year, and Austin is close to matching last year’s record number of traffic deaths. December brings its own set of traffic challenges, including drunken drivers leaving seasonal parties and cold weather dangers, such as icy roads. As Austin residents prepare to hit…
In Austin, pedestrians are dying in city traffic at a higher rate than motor vehicle drivers this year, accounting for more than 40% of the 71 traffic deaths, according to Austin police. Learn more about Pedestrian Deaths Up This Year in our guide here. By the end of August, police had responded to 29 crashes…
At least 63 people have died so far this year as a result of being injured in Austin traffic, but that death toll is six fewer than the total reported during the same months in 2021, the city’s worst year for traffic deaths ever recorded. Last month, five people died in Austin traffic. That July…
Four people (including two juveniles) riding in a golf cart were killed by an allegedly intoxicated man driving an SUV ran a stop sign at an intersection in Southeast Texas, police said. Miguel Espinoza, 45, has been charged with four counts of intoxication manslaughter in the crash about 11:30 p.m. Saturday in Galveston, roughly 50…
Pedestrians and motorcyclists died at much higher rates in Austin traffic than automobile drivers in the first half of 2022, with police investigators blaming the uptick on more people speeding and fewer patrol officers handing out tickets. Austin in the first sixth months of the year tallied 58 deaths because of traffic-related injuries. That’s just…
Bicyclist killed after struck on Texas 71 in Travis County A bicyclist was killed after being struck in traffic early Monday near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin-Travis County EMS medics said. Medics responded at 5:50 a.m. to the westbound lanes of the 1500 block of Texas 71, just east of U.S. 183, for the incident, which…
2 injured in FM 973 crash in Travis County Two people were taken to the hospital Wednesday after a collision in eastern Travis County on FM 973 North, Austin-Travis County EMS medics reported. Medics responded around 2:35 p.m. to reports of a crash near the intersection of FM 973 North and Webberville Road, adding that…
