City of Austin
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Case: 23-2321020
Time: 5:33 p.m.
Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023
Location: 6900 block of North Lamar Boulevard
Deceased: Frederick Terrell Waits, White male, 4/29/1956
On Sunday, August 20, 2023, at approximately 5:33 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 6900 block of North Lamar Boulevard. The driver was taken to a local hospital, where he later died on August 26.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 61st fatal crash of 2023, resulting in 64 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2022, 65 fatal crashes resulted in 66 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.