Person critically injured in auto-pedestrian crash in SW Austin
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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AUSTIN, Texas - A person has been hospitalized after being critically injured in an auto-pedestrian crash in Southwest Austin.
Austin-Travis County EMS says it responded to the crash at Bee Caves Road and Walsh Tarlton Lane at just after 5 a.m.
Austin-Travis County said a person was hit by a car early Friday morning. Author: Britny Eubank Updated: 6:08 AM CST February 26, 2021
AUSTIN, Texas All eastbound lanes of Bee Caves Road near Walsh Tarlton Lane are closed Friday morning following a crash. Westbound lanes remain open as of 6 a.m.
Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) said around 5:15 a.m. that medics were responding to a report that a pedestrian had been hit by a car. By 5:23 a.m., ATCEMS said medics and Austin Fire Department personnel confirmed that CPR was in progress on the patient.
Just before 6 a.m., ATCEMS said the patient s pulse had returned and they were transported to St. David s South with critical, life-threatening injuries.