Crime & Safety
Woman Dies In Early Morning South Austin Crash
The woman in her 20s was thrown from her vehicle just before 3 a.m., and died at the scene despite medics' efforts to save her.
SOUTH AUSTIN, TX -- A young woman lost her life early Wednesday after being thrown from her vehicle in a crash along Interstate 35.
Police said the crash occurred at I-35 near Oltorf Street just before 3 a.m. Upon arrival, police saw that a woman in her 20s had been thrown from her car. Despite the efforts of Austin-Travis County EMS medics to revive the woman, she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Several lanes of the highway were closed for about three hours as police investigated.
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Police later staged a news conference near the site, at a Starbucks parking lot, to provide the grim details. The identity of the woman who died was not immediately available.
#ATXtraffic Ofcs shutting down S I35 SB near 3000blk for traffic fatality. Media standby for staging area. WC5
— Austin Police Dept (@Austin_Police) October 19, 2016
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