City of Austin
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Case: 20-391451
Date: Saturday, February 8, 2020
Time: 6:49 p.m.
Location: 6603 N. IH-35 Svrd NB
Deceased 1: Alejandro Aguilera | White male | 03/09/1979
The preliminary investigation shows that Alejandro Aguilera was driving a grey, 2019 Yamaha MT-09 motorcycle in the parking lot of the Studio 6 Motel when he struck an unoccupied black, 2011 Nissan Sentra. The Nissan was legally parked.
Alejandro Aguilera was not wearing a helmet and was ejected from the motorcycle. He was transported to Dell Seton Medical Center at the University of Texas where he died on February 15, 2020 at 12:45 p.m.
Anyone with information regarding this case should call APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-6935. You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin’s 18th fatal traffic crash of 2020, resulting in 19 fatalities this year. At this time in 2019, there were six traffic fatalities.
These statements are based on the initial assessment of the fatal crash and investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.