Crime & Safety
Two Hurt In South Austin Motorcycle Wreck
Overnight wreck at 1600 block of East William Cannon Drive left man with potentially life-threatening injuries and woman seriously hurt.
SOUTH AUSTIN, TX — Two people sustained serious injuries in an overnight motorcycle crash on Saturday in South Austin, medics said.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics were called to the 1600 block of East William Cannon Drive near Interstate 35 shortly before 1 a.m. Two people were rushed to the hospital: A man in his 40s who suffered critical, potentially life-threatening injuries and a woman in her 20s who sustained serious injuries, according to medics.
Both victims were transported to St. David's South Austin Medical Center for treatment of their injuries. No other vehicles other than the motorcycle were involved in the wreck, medics noted.
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FINAL ~1600blk E William Cannon Dr motorcycle collision: Single motorcycle collision. 2 patients. ~40s male transported with critical life threatening injuries & ~20s female transported with potentially serious injuries. Both transported to St Davids South. EMS is clear the scene
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) August 11, 2018
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