City of Austin
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Case: 22-3510927
Time: 4:46 p.m.
Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Location: 8600 block of E. Parmer Lane EB
Deceased: Marisela Crayton, White female, 5/5/1966
Deceased: Oscar Perez Elias, White male, 6/2/1993
On Saturday, December 17, 2022, at approximately 4:46 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between two vehicles, a pick-up truck and a two-door car, in the 8600 block of E. Parmer Lane. The driver of the truck, Marisela Crayton, was taken to a hospital, where she died. The driver of the car, Oscar Perez Elias, died on the scene. Two adult passengers traveling with Perez Elias were taken to a hospital with serious injuries. At the same time, two children in the same car with Perez Elias were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 109th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 114 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.