Crime & Safety
Police ID Driver In Fatal South Austin Two-Vehicle Accident
Anael Alfredo Contreras Vasquez, 37, died after another car hit the passengers's side of his car following failure to yield at stop sign.
SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — Police on Tuesday identified the driver killed last Friday in South Austin.
The driver was IDed as Anael Alfredo Contreras Vasquez, 37. A preliminary police investigation found that a Honda Accord was traveling traveling eastbound on Burleson Road in the inside lane.shortly after 6:30 p.m. on Friday, while another car, a Toyota Corolla, was traveling northbound on Felter Lane at the same time.
Police said Vasquez failed to yield the right of way at a stop sign while turning west onto Burleson Road, resulting in the Honda slamming into the drives's side of the car Vasquez was driving.
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Vasquez was rushed to St. David's South Austin Hospital for treatment of his injuries, but he died just after 7:30 p.m. Police continue their investigation into the matter, urging those with information to contact them by calling (512) 974-4424.
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