City of Austin
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Case: 23-2230213
Time: 3:43 a.m.
Date: Friday, August 11, 2023
Location: 300 block of S Congress Avenue
Deceased: Unidentified person
On Friday, August 11, 2023, at 3:43 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between a trash truck and a pedestrian in a parking lot in the 300 block South Congress Avenue. The pedestrian died at the scene. The driver of the trash truck remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 56th fatal crash of 2023, resulting in 59 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2022, 64 fatal crashes resulted in 65 deaths.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.
Anyone with any information should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide unit at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.