City of Austin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERelease Date: Oct. 22, 2025
Contact: Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 25-2841304
Date: Saturday, October 11, 2025
Time: 7:27 p.m.
Location: Intersection of Guadalupe Street and Denson Drive
Deceased: Paul Wuersig, White male, 07/26/1983
On Saturday, October 11, 2025, at 7:27 p.m., Austin Police (APD) officers responded to a collision involving a bicyclist and a motor vehicle in the intersection of Guadalupe Street and Denson Drive. The bicyclist, later identified as Paul Wuersig, was transported to a local hospital with head trauma. The driver of the motor vehicle remained on the scene, was not impaired, and cooperated with the investigation. Unfortunately, Mr. Wuersig was later pronounced deceased on October 21, 2025, at 11:08 a.m.
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 79th fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 83 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2024, 69 fatal crashes resulted in 74 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.