City of Austin
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Case: 23-1080340
Time: 8:17 a.m.
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Location: 1100 block of N Lamar Boulevard NB
Deceased: Unidentified person
On Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at approximately 8:17 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between a pickup truck and a bicyclist in the 1100 block of N Lamar Boulevard. The bicyclist was riding north on the sidewalk when the individual fell off the bicycle and into the roadway when the crash happened. The driver of the vehicle remained on the scene and was cooperative. The bicyclist died on the scene.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 31st fatal crash of 2023, resulting in 31 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2022, 28 fatal crashes resulted in 29 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.