Case:  25-2200260

Date:  Friday, August 8, 2025

Time:  4:04 a.m.

Location:  100 block of West Slaughter Lane

Deceased:  Akeal Nechoma Brown, Black male, 8/12/1996
 
On Friday, August 8, 2025, at approximately 4:04 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a single vehicle collision located in the 100 block of West Slaughter Lane. The driver, later identified as Akeal Nechoma Brown, was pronounced deceased at the scene.

This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 59th fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 63 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2024, 51 fatal crashes resulted in 54 deaths.

These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.

Anyone with any information should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.