City of Austin
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Case: 22-3540478
Time: 11:20 a.m.
Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022
Location: 1900 block of Hearthside Dr.
Deceased: Duong Lieng, Asian female, 12/31/1935
On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at approximately 11:20 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 1900 block of Hearthside Drive. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two people inside a minivan that crashed into a tree. A passenger in the minivan, Duong Lieng, was taken to a hospital, where she died on Sunday, December 25, 2022. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 114th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 120 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2021, there were 108 fatal crashes resulting in 117 deaths.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.