Travis County Accident Cases

On December 11, 2023, a vehicle struck a stopped Capital Metro bus on the Texas 71 westbound service road near Del Valle Street, close to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. One person — a passenger in the striking vehicle, later identified as 50-year-old Susana Barnes — died at the hospital despite CPR efforts at the scene. Five…

The recent tragedies at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, including the on-duty death of American Airlines employee Michal Ingraham, have cast a spotlight on the pressing need for enhanced safety measures in the aviation industry. Ingraham’s fatal accident, caused by a ground service vehicle collision, is a stark reminder of the risks faced by airport employees. This…

On a somber note, a wrongful death incident took place at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport when an employee from the city of Austin’s Aviation Department tragically lost their life. The employee was struck by a fuel storage vehicle on Tuesday morning, near the western end of Barbara Jordan Terminal. The specifics surrounding the wrongful death incident…

A 20-year-old man was charged with felony intoxication manslaughter in the death of one of his passengers after a crash Saturday night in northwestern Travis County.  According to an arrest affidavit filed Monday, Jose Olvera-Tovar lost control of a Ford Explorer late Saturday on General Williamson Drive near RM 620. The Explorer struck several concrete…

A 25-year-old man was being held Monday in the Travis County Jail in connection with a one-vehicle wreck that killed a 19-year-old Hutto woman. Arturo Vazquez-Corona was charged with intoxication manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, both felonies, according to an affidavit filed Monday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has also, placed a…

A man was killed and two others injured in a wreck late Saturday that occurred on General Williamson Drive in northwst Travis County, according to the sheriff’s office. Jose Raul Guillen-Ortiz, a 29-year-old passenger, was not wearing a seat belt. He died at the scene. A dispatcher with the Travis County sheriff’s office said that…

Travis County commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved paying more than $12,000 to Farmers Insurance for damage caused to an SUV in a May collision with a Travis County patrol car. On May 13, Deputy Dennis Malinger was responding to an emergency —without his lights or sirens activated —when he ran a stop sign, according to…

Several people, including a 4-year-old boy, were injured during a boat collision on Lake Austin at dusk Saturday, according to emergency officials. The boy was taken to the hospitale with a head injury. The collision occured just before 8 p.m. when one recreational boat ran into the back of another near the Watersedge neighborhood and…

Police arrested a man Wednesday who is accused of forcing a pregnant woman to-drive him away from the scene of an accident, according to an arrest affidavit. The rollover collision happened about 12:20 p.m. Wednesday near the FM 969 and Blue Bluff Road. Kyle Jay Jones was the driver of the rolled-over vehicle and was…