Traffic Fatality at Intersection of FM 973 Road / Pearce Lane

Case: 26-2760982

Time: 4:20 p.m.

Date: Saturday, October 3, 2026     

Location: FM 973 Road / Pearce Lane

Deceased: Yesenia Elaine Perfitt, White female, 10/20/2007
 
On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Austin Police (APD) officers responded to a crash between a sedan and a pickup truck at FM 973 Road and Pearce Lane. The drivers of both vehicles were transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. A passenger that was traveling in the sedan, later identified as Yesenia Elaine Perfitt, was pronounced deceased on scene.
 
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 62nd fatal crash of 2026, resulting in 63 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2025, 74 fatal crashes resulted in 78 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 call (512) 472-8477.