City of Austin
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Case: 20-1850221
+Date: Friday, July 3, 2020
+Time: 5:49 a.m.
+Location: 9600 Block of E. U.S. 290 eastbound
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Deceased Driver: Travyh Lamont Avery, Black male, D.O.B. 09-16-95
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Deceased Passenger: Olivia Sanders, Black female, D.O.B. 09-25-97
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+On Friday, July 3, 2020 at 5:49 a.m., a passerby called in regarding a 2007 Honda Pilot that had been involved in a single vehicle crash in the 9600 block of E. U.S. 290 eastbound. The driver of the Pilot appears to have lost control of the vehicle, hitting a guardrail and a concrete pillar. The driver and passenger were pronounced deceased on the scene at 6:05 a.m. A child passenger was air lifted to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
Anyone with information regarding this case should call APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-6873. You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.
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+This is Austin’s 41st fatal traffic crash of 2020, resulting in 43 fatalities this year. At this time in 2019, there were 38 traffic fatalities.
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These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash and investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.