City of Austin
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Case: 22-1800106
Date: June 29, 2022
Time: 2:12 a.m.
Location: 11700 block of N Mopac SVRD NB
Deceased: Jeffrey Richardson, White male, 35-years-old
Arrested: Lindsay Smith, White female, 26-years-old
On June 29, 2022, at approximately 2:12 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a 9-1-1 call reporting a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 11700 block of N Mopac Expressway SVRD NB. The caller stated that a vehicle hit an off-duty Poteet Police Department Officer. APD officers and Austin-Travis County EMS responded to the scene. The off-duty officer, Jeffrey Richardson, was taken to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center, where he later died.
Investigators identified Lindsay Smith as the vehicle's driver. Smith stayed at the scene of the crash. The accident occurred in a construction zone on the NB Service Road.
Investigators performed a sobriety test and conducted a warrant for her blood sample. Smith is in the Travis County Jail, charged with Intoxication Assault. Her bond is set at $250,000.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending.