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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DATE: December 2, 2022 Traffic Fatality in the 1400 block of W Wells Branch Pkwy
Case: 22-3211024
Time: 7:07 p.m.
Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022
Location: 1400 block of W. Wells Branch Pkwy
Deceased: Martin Duboulet, Black male, 11/12/1957
On Thursday, November 17, 2022, at approximately 7:07 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between an SUV and a pedestrian, Martin Duboulet, in the 1400 block of W. Wells Branch Pkwy. The driver of the SUV remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Duboulet was taken to a hospital, where he died on November 27, 2022.
Anyone with information regarding this case should contact the Highway Investigation Tip Line at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or by calling 512-472-8477.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 99th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 103 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2021, there were 100 fatal crashes resulting in 108 deaths.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.