Case:  22-3491431    
 
Time:  10:57 p.m.
 
Date:  Thursday, December 15, 2022
 
Location: 1400 block of W. Cesar Chavez
 
Deceased:  Unidentified person

On Thursday, December 15, 2022, at approximately 10:57 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 1400 block of W. Cesar Chavez. The unidentified driver of the vehicle died on the scene.

Anyone with information on the driver or vehicle description 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 calling 512-472-8477.

This incident is being investigated as Austin's 106th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 110 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2021, there were 107 fatal crashes resulting in 116 deaths.

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