Crime & Safety
Man Injured After Collision-Caused Ejection From Car: Austin EMS
Man in his 20s seriously hurt in 2-car wreck at the intersection of Daffan Lane and Johnny Morris Road Sunday afternoon.
AUSTIN, TX — A man was hospitalized Sunday afternoon following a two-car collision east of Austin, officials said.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics rushed the victim, a man in his 20s, to Dell Seton Medical Center around 3 p.m. after the traffic accident at the intersection of Daffan Lane and Johnny Morris Road near Walter E. Long Metropolitan Park. In tweeted updates, medics said the man's injuries, while serious, were not deemed to be life-threatening.
Medics reported that the victim was ejected from the vehicle he was traveling in following a rollover. No other injuries were reported.
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Given the scene of the wreckage, motorists were delayed in reaching their destinations as the area was secured for a police investigation.
FINAL: Rollover Collision @ Daffan Lane/Johnny Morris Road; #ATCEMSMedics are transporting ~20's Male to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious, not expected to be life-threatening injuries. No other patients transported, expect traffic delays in the area as the scene is cleared
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) January 28, 2018
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