Crime & Safety
Woman Dies After Being Thrown From Car In Northern Travis County
The woman lost control of her vehicle at around 3 a.m. Wednesday before slamming into a culvert, police said.
NORTH AUSTIN, TX -- A woman died after being thrown from a vehicle in a rollover crash in northern Travis County early Wednesday morning, according to emergency officials.
The wreck occurred on the Interstate 35 service road near Pflugerville, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials. Medics were called to the 16000 block of the highway's northbound access road near Grand Avenue Parkway just before 3 a.m.
Police said the woman was headed north in a Pontiac Grand Am when she lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and crashed into a culvert. The woman in her 40s had been thrown from the vehicle, and was pronounced dad at the scene.
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The roadway was closed for an extended period of time as police investigated the crash, but has since been reopened.
LATE FINAL #ATXTraffic Fatality 16000blk N I35 Svrd NB (0241): #ATCEMSMedics obtained DOS pronouncement ~40sF 1 veh rollo MVC w/ejection
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