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AUSTIN, TX – Officials with Austin-Travis County emergency services responded to a slip-and-fall accident that left one person injured near the Bull Creek Greenbelt.
According to the official Twitter page of Austin-Travis County EMS, the incident occurred when the victim was attempting to leave within the 7000 block of Spicewood Springs Road shortly before 5:00 p.m.
Multiple #ATCEMS @AustinFireInfo & @STAR_Flight_TC responding to a reported Land Rescue at the ~7000 blk of Spicewood Springs Rd (16:54); Initial report of a patient who suffered a slip/trip/fall while exiting the creek. More to Follow…
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) August 24, 2020
Officials treated the patient at the scene and prepared them to be transported to the hospital for further evaluation. Their injuries have not been deemed life-threatening at this time.
This is a series of articles presented by Gibson Hill Personal Injury as a way of keeping our Austin community safer and informed about traffic incidents and other news. Blog posts should not be taken as legal advice. However, if you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, call the Austin accident injury lawyers of Gibson Hill today for a consultation. You may be able to receive compensation for lost wages, medical bills, or other expenses.
TRAVIS COUNTY, TX – Officials with the Travis County and Pedernales fire departments reduced an individual who had fallen from a cliff near the Colorado River in Lago Vista Thursday night.
According to the official Twitter page of Austin-Travis County EMS, the incident occurred at 2600 Patriot Avenue near the Estate on Lake Travis shortly after 10:30 p.m.
Officials say the patient fell between 20-30 feet from the cliff and landed close to the water’s edge where they were rescued by emergency services. The victim was then transported by helicopter to Dell Seton Medical Center.
Details regarding what may have caused the fall are still under investigation as of Friday night.
This is a series of articles presented by Gibson Hill Personal Injury as a way of keeping our Austin community safer and informed about traffic incidents and other news. Blog posts should not be taken as legal advice. However, if you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, call the Austin personal injury lawyers of Gibson Hill today for a consultation. You may be able to receive compensation for lost wages, medical bills, or other expenses.
AUSTIN, TX – A person died late last night in an apartment pool drowning near the University of Texas campus, according to the official Twitter account of the Austin-Travis County EMS.
The accident happened around 11:50 p.m. in the 2900 block of Cole Street. An adult who has yet to be publicly identified was found lying unconscious in the pool of an apartment complex.
Despite resuscitative efforts, the victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
The cause of death has been named as an apparent drowning.
There was no further information immediately available.
This is a series of articles presented by Gibson Hill Personal Injury as a way of keeping our Austin community safer and informed about traffic incidents and other news. Blog posts should not be taken as legal advice. However, if you or someone you know has been injured in an accident, call the Austin personal injury lawyers of Gibson Hill today for a consultation. You may be able to receive compensation for lost wages, medical bills, or other expenses.
AUSTIN, TX – Officials in Austin are looking for the cause of a four-story fall that resulted in the death of a construction worker Friday afternoon.
The incident occurred at about 2:00 p.m. Friday at a construction site on the 2500 block of Montopolis Drive in South Austin. Austin- Travis County EMS pronounced the victim deceased upon their arrival at the scene.
Information on the identity of the worker killed in the crash or the cause of the fall has not yet been made available to the public. We will continue to monitor the situation and provide that information as it is released.
This is a series of articles presented by Gibson Hill Personal Injury as a way of keeping our Austin community safer and informed about traffic incidents and other news. Blog posts should not be taken as legal advice. However, if you or someone you know has been injured in a premises liability accident, call the Austin premises accident injury lawyers of Gibson Hill at (512) 883-3112 for a consultation. You may be able to receive compensation for lost wages, medical bills, or other expenses.
HOUSTON, TX – A vehicle crashed into a daycare on Wednesday afternoon in northwest Houston, KHOU reports.
The accident happened shortly before 2 p.m. at the 8000 block of Antoine Drive.
Police said the suspect, a man in his early 20’s, stole a car from his aunt and lost control while driving.
Two children and an adult were taken to an area hospital to get checked our, but none of their injuries were life threatening.
The unidentified driver ran away from the scene, but was later taken into custody.
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HOUSTON, TX – According to sources, two people were killed after a car crashed into a hotel on Monday morning.
The car went off the road and crashed into the Super 8 Motel in northern Harris County near the North Freeway at around 1:45 a.m.
Investigators concluded that the vehicle flipped over on its side before slamming into the building.
It is unclear whether the two victims were staying at the hotel or in the car. The motel manager said both were in the sedan.
None of the employees in the hotel were injured, although a receptionist was at the front desk when the incident occurred.
The motel sprinklers prevented the fire from the accident from spreading.
The building suffered extensive damage.
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ODESSA, TX – According to CBS 7, there was a structure fire at an apartment building on Monday, May 18, that is now being investigated as an arson case.
A fire broke out just before 6 p.m. at the Gold Apartments on Andrews Highway.
Odessa Fire Rescue rushed to the scene and were able to extinguish the fire with no injuries reported.
Fire investigators at the scene determined the fire was started intentionally.
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HOUSTON, TX – According to Click 2 Houston, a suspected drunk driver crashed into the garage of a Houston home on Tuesday morning.
Authorities said the incident happened on Birchaven Lane and Westknoll Lane shortly after 3 a.m.
No one was injured in the accident.
The driver is in custody and is expected to face charges including a DWI if guilty.
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