Saturday, April 4, 2015

FIERY TWO VEHICLE HEAD-ON CRASH INJURES 4 KIDS, 2 ADULTS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS. FEMALE DRIVER WAS DISTRACTED BY CIGARETTE ASH THAT SHE HAD DROPPED AND CRASHED HEAD-ON.





APRIL 4, 2015

AUSTIN, TEXAS (KXAN) 

A head-on crash between two vehicles left six people injured along FM 973 Saturday afternoon.

The Department of Public Safety’s spokesperson Robbie Barrera said a female driver heading northbound was distracted by cigarette ash that she had dropped and crashed head-on into a 2000 Chevy.

DPS received the call to assist at 12:33.

Austin-Travis County EMS said there were four pediatric patients. One of the children were transported via StarFlight of Dell Children’s Medical Center with life-threatening injuries. The other children were said to have serious injuries and were also transported.

Barrera said a one-year-old and a teenager were in the vehicle responsible.

The adults received non-life threatening injuries and were transported to UMC Brackenridge.