Traffic Fatality in the 2900 block of North Mopac Expressway NB

Case:                 25-1261563

Date:                  May 6, 2025

Time:                  11:38 p.m.

Location:            2900 block of North Mopac Expressway NB

Deceased:          Shawn Oveisi, White male, 01/03/1978
                                                                                                                       
On Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at approximately 11:38 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to the 2900 block of North Mopac Expressway NB for a collision between a motor vehicle and a motorcycle. When officers arrived on the scene, the driver of the vehicle had left the scene. The motorcycle rider, later identified as Shawn Oveisi, was seriously injured and transported to a local hospital. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries on Monday, May 19, 2025.

This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 34th fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 38 fatalities. This investigation is ongoing. On the date of this crash in 2024, 24 fatal crashes resulted in 24 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.