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Case: 18-3331578
Date: November 29, 2018
Time: 7:47 p.m.
Location: Research Blvd SVRD SB/McCann Drive
Deceased: Matthew Lutomski, White male, D.O.B. 08/25/1994
The preliminary investigation shows that Mathew Lutomski was driving a 2008 Subaru southbound on Research Blvd when he exited on to the service road just north of McCann Drive. Lutomski appears to have lost control of the vehicle, striking a metal utility pole on the driver’s side. He was pronounced deceased at the scene.
APD is investigating this case. 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 sixty-ninth fatal traffic crash of 2018, resulting in seventy fatalities this year. At this time in 2017, there were sixty-four fatal traffic crashes and sixty-nine traffic fatalities.
These statements are based on the initial assessment of the fatal crash and investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.