Austin – Officer Injured in Auto Crash on Interstate 35
Posted on Friday, September 6th, 2019 at 2:41 am
A police officer suffered from injuries after a vehicle collision involving a drunk driver on Interstate 35 in central Austin, Sunday.
Based on a preliminary investigation, the incident happened just after midnight at the 4400 block of southbound I-35. A number of police officers were blocking lanes of traffic as workers were moving barricades when a dark-colored car rear-ended one of the officers’ motorcycles. The driver of the car did not stop and continued to head south. The vehicle was later located at the 100 block of E. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard with significant damages and a piece of the officer’s unit.
The impact of the crash injured one of the officers on scene. He was identified as Abel Garza. The extent of his injuries was not immediately released.
No charges have been filed as the investigation is still ongoing.
Police believed that alcohol may have played a role in the accident.
