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November 4, 2026

Traffic Fatality in the 700 block of West Longspur Boulevard

City of Austin

For Immediate Release

Release Date:

November 4, 2026

Contact:

APD Public Information Office
512-974-5017

Case: 26-3070747

Time: 1:58 p.m.

Date: Tuesday, November 3, 2026        

Location: 700 block of West Longspur Boulevard

Deceased: Unidentified Hispanic male
 
On Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at approximately 1:58 p.m., Austin Police (APD) officers responded to a collision that involved a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 700 block of West Longspur Boulevard. The driver of the vehicle remained on scene, was not intoxicated, and is cooperating with the investigation. The pedestrian, an unidentified Hispanic male, was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
 
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 79th fatal crash of 2026, resulting in 81 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2025, 81 fatal crashes resulted in 85 deaths.
 
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.
 
Anyone with 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 call (512) 472-8477.