City of Austin
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Case: 21-1770186
Date: June 26, 2021
Time: 2:31 a.m.
Location: 500 Block of West Ben White Blvd.
Deceased: Rosas-Sanchez, Jennifer, Hispanic female, born May 21, 1995
The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified Jennifer Rosas- Sanchez as the deceased in the June 26, 2021 traffic fatality in the 500 block of West Ben White Blvd.
Officers responded to a wrong way crash where a 2004 Silver Mercedes-Benz collided with a 2015 Silver Nissan Sentra driven by Jennifer Rosas-Sanchez. Jennifer Rosas-Sanchez was pronounced deceased on scene.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Highway Investigation Tip Line at 512-974-8111, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous.
You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin’s 54th fatal traffic crash of 2021, resulting in 56 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2020, there were 40 fatal crashes resulting in 42 fatalities.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash and investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.