Austin-Travis County EMS officials said two people were taken to the hospital after a crash Tuesday in East Austin. Austin police earlier in the day were advising the public to avoid the area around Seventh Street and Springdale Road after the crash. The two people were taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with injuries that…
Read More >Jogger fatally hit by vehicle in Travis County A jogger was hit and killed by a vehicle in western Travis County early Wednesday, Austin-Travis County EMS medics said. Medics responded to the intersection of Bee Cave Parkway and RM 620 around 5:56 a.m. The area is north of Texas 71 near Hill Country Galleria. The…
Read More >Pedestrian fatally hit by vehicle in North Austin A pedestrian was hit and killed by a vehicle in North Austin early Friday, Austin-Travis County EMS medics said. Medics responded to the 11800 block of Interstate 35 at 4:33 a.m. after receiving a report that a person had been hit by a vehicle in the highway’s…
Read More >Julien White was arrested last week and charged with intoxicated manslaughter for the 2019 death of Francisco Sanchez Jr., who was a senior at Bastrop High School when he was struck and killed by a speeding vehicle driven by White last August, according to court records. White, 23, was charged with intoxicated manslaughter with a…
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Four people were killed early Friday after two separate crashes in the Austin area, Austin-Travis County EMS medics said. The first crash happened just after midnight in South Austin. Medics and Austin police responded at 12:43 a.m. to the 13400 block of Interstate 35, just south of Texas 45 near Buda, for a collision involving…
Read More >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…
Read More >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…
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Safety features such as automatic emergency braking and forward collision warnings could prevent more than 40% of crashes in which semis rear-end other vehicles, a new study has found. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research group supported by auto insurers, also found that when rear crashes happened, the systems cut the speeds by…
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Fort Bend County authorities have arrested and charged a 47-year-old man in connection with a fatal dog attack last week. Samuel Cartwright has been charged with ‘attack by dog resulting in death,’ a second-degree felony, according to the Fort Bend County sheriff’s office. He was jailed instead of $100,000 bail. Investigators identified Cartwright as the owner of…
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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…
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