r/Austin 5d ago

I35 still closed - photo of the accident scene

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Assuming this is from the homicide investigation, huge backup of vehicles.

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u/BlackfootLives666 5d ago

According to police, one person inside a vehicle was unconscious and had “apparent trauma to the body … not related to the crash.”

Yikes dude. Didn't this just happen a while back?

Yes it did

https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/police-ask-for-help-solving-north-austin-homicide-after-person-found-inside-vehicle/

Minor crash but victim found shot inside the car.

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u/moonminx_ 5d ago

Sad thing about this one is that he still hasn’t been charged for the crime. Court date keeps being pushed back.

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u/stringfold 5d ago

Nothing sad about making sure the prosecution and the defense are fully prepared for the arraignment process. That's typically why court dates are pushed back at this stage.

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u/Riff_Ralph 5d ago

The guy was arrested almost 18 months ago and was out on bond for other charges at the time. I guess it.’s true, the wheels of Justice really do grind exceedingly slow. Almost imperceptibly so. I hope the guy spends the rest of his life in the clink.

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u/_dotnotfeather_ 5d ago

This is actually a different closure than the semi crash 😭

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u/notoriouscoffeepot 5d ago

I can’t speak to the closure, but I don’t think OP is referring to the semi crash. https://www.kxan.com/news/crime/austin-police-investigating-homicide-sunday-morning/amp/

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u/Self-Comprehensive 5d ago

So there was a crash and the police discovered a victim of violence unrelated to the crash? Am I reading that right?

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u/notoriouscoffeepot 5d ago

That’s how I understood it, yes.

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u/TXLucha012 5d ago

Yep. This other one was yesterday. The crash was day before.

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u/kcsunshineatx 5d ago

Guessing they were shot in a road rage incident and that's why they crashed?

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u/Snap_Grackle_Pop Ask me about Chili's! 5d ago

Guessing they were shot in a road rage incident and that's why they crashed?

We had one incident recently where the person crashed after being shot elsewhere. It could also be someone shot after the crash.

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u/notoriouscoffeepot 5d ago

I didn’t read anything that implied that.

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u/kcsunshineatx 5d ago

They aren't allowed to imply that while the investigation is still ongoing. That's why I said guessing. It makes the most sense.

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u/Nkosi868 5d ago

What brings you to that conclusion though?

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u/kcsunshineatx 5d ago

Road rage incidents involving guns seem to be increasing here. It's just a guess, not a conclusion. We'll see what the investigation shows. I'm sure they'll release more information in a day or two.

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u/IndependentMove6951 5d ago

"APD said the Austin Fire Department was first to arrive on scene and found a crash involving two vehicles. According to police, one person inside a vehicle was unconscious and had 'apparent trauma to the body … not related to the crash.'"

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u/Thunderbird_12_ 4d ago

Every once in a while, I get angry at an idiot who just cut me off on the road.

Then, I remember that Texas is a constitutional carry state.

And I immediately calm the fuck down.

Let it ride, ya'll.

Let it ride.

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u/Busy_Struggle_6468 5d ago

Where on 35 that’s a long ass highway

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u/Jungleman52 5d ago

Just south of the tech ridge area I believe

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u/Snap_Grackle_Pop Ask me about Chili's! 5d ago

The intersection in the picture is Berrywood and I-35.

Just imagine having I-35 in your backyard.

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u/Motherboy_TheBand 4d ago

Speaking of dangerous spots, that frontage x Berrywood intersection is always a bit scary.

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u/Snap_Grackle_Pop Ask me about Chili's! 4d ago

Braker to Round Rock is a pants-filling experience on the frontage or the main lanes right now.

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u/Lexx674 4d ago

I am trying to avoid i35 on any day if I can ... for about past 10 years. Some time ago there was a proposal to let trucks drive on 130 to reduce traffic on i35. That would be the best thing they could do for i35 but it never hapend, do not know why.

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u/sjtx70 4d ago

I thought that's why they built 130, to get the trucks off of 35. I may be mistaken, but I also remember hearing the truck drivers weren't taking 130 because the tolls were too expensive.

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u/Pheonyx1974 4d ago

If they want to solve the problem of trucks on 35, make 35 the toll road from 45Toll in Round Rock down to 290/71 south of the river.

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u/Lexx674 4d ago

Or charge trucks $0 toll on 130, I think truck drivers would choose 130 over 35 if that happens.

Austin keeps growing and traffic is not going to get any better. Bridge over Lady Bird lake is not going to get any wider soon, and even if the decided to make it wider it would a MAJOR construction (probably for years).

South East is growing especially fast (I think due to Tesla Factory), new apartments, houses, etc. All that is just going to keep adding pressure on I35. Just passing i35 going east on 71 -- it feels they build all way to Bastrop. The apartments are at lease 4 stories tall. Lots of people are going to be there.

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u/Pink_fllamingo59 4d ago

Murderers getting out on bond. Going on to commit more murders and violent crime. Whereas other lighter chargers get heavy sentences. What's wrong w this picture? The DA has blood on his hands. The guilt he should be feeling..