City of Austin
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Contact: APD Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 23-0930516
Time: 10:07 a.m.
Date: Monday, April 3, 2023
Location: 7100 block of Ed Bluestein Boulevard SVRD NB
Deceased: Eddie Robert Rodriguez, White male, 11/20/1986
On Monday, April 3, 2023, at approximately 10:07 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 7100 block of Ed Bluestein Boulevard SVRD NB. The driver of a pick-up truck, Eddie Robert Rodriguez, died on the scene.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 28th fatal crash of 2023, resulting in 28 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2022, 25 fatal crashes resulted in 26 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.