A passenger in a Lexus sedan was killed when the car he was riding in collided with a stalled tractor-trailer in the southbound lanes of Interstate 35 in San Marcos early Wednesday morning. According to San Marcos police, the tractor-trailer hit road debris around 2 a.m. which disabled the truck’s air brakes, causing the vehicle…
Read More >Nearly 18,000 people died on U.S. roadways in the first six months of this year, an increase of more than 10 percent of the same period in 2015, according to new estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. AS the effect of the Great Recession has waned, the number of people dying on the…
Read More >An Austin woman was rushed to a San Antonio hospital Wednesday morning after slamming head-on into an 18-wheeler on Interstate 35 in New Braunfels. Police in New Braunfels said officers received numerous calls about a vehicle headed north in the southbound lanes of the interstate shortly after 3 a.m. As they headed to the area,…
Read More >Three people were taken to the hospital and 12 others were treated at the scene Sunday after a multiple vehicle collision on the westbound Ben White Boulevard flyover to southbound Interstate 35. The crash occurred about 2:30 p.m. Sunday and involved six vehicles, including a semi-truck; Austin- Travis County EMS officials said. Three children and…
Read More >A woman died Sunday morning in a two vehicle crash on Interstate 35 in Hays County, according to Buda police. The crash occurred shortly before 7 a.m. Sunday on the southbound side of 1-35 at Exit 217 in Buda, department spokeswoman Brittany Tate said. Two vehicles collided, killing one person at the scene and sending…
Read More >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 some areas to less than a quarter of a mile before 9 a.m. Authorities across…
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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 this year have occurred in the past three weeks. On Tuesday around noon, a man…
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For young people who ride all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) without a helmet, the risk of head trauma is an established and serious concern. New research, however, finds that these vehicles may also pose a high risk for severe chest injuries. “I believe that many parents are unaware of how serious ATV-related injuries can be,” said the…
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The trucking industry scored a victory this week when Republican lawmakers effectively blocked Obama administration safety rules aimed at keeping tired truckers off the highway. But there’s more coming down the road. The American Trucking Associations is pledging to come back next month, when Republicans will control the White House and Congress, and try to…
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Penalties for Fire Truck Accidents Rile Fire Union The Austin Fire Department this year has seen a spike in fire truck accidents. That, in turn, has led the agency to enact a new disciplinary system, which has upset the firefighters union and has led to more than 20 suspensions in recent months. Over the past…
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