MONDAY, JUNE 1, 2015
7:55 a.m. update: All lanes on Congress Avenue and East
Third Street have reopened after a woman was struck by car Monday morning,
police said.
7 a.m. update: A woman in her 40s is dead after she was
struck by a car at the intersection of Congress Avenue and Third Street early
Monday morning, police said.
About 5:36 a.m. officers responded to the crash and found
the woman trapped under the car, police said.
The woman was taken to University Medical Center
Brackenridge where she was pronounced dead at 6:06 a.m., police said.
Police say the driver was driving on East Third Street when
he started slowing down for a red light and the woman tried to cross the
street.
The driver will not face charges, police said.
One northbound lane of Congress Avenue and the 100 block of
East Third Street remain closed while detectives investigate the crash, police
said.
Earlier: The intersection of Congress Avenue and Third
Street is blocked after a woman was struck by a car, police said.
About 5:36 a.m. officers responded to a reports of a crash
involving a pedestrian and a car at the intersection, police said.
The woman was taken to University Medical Center
Brackenridge with potentially life-threatening injuries, officials said.
The intersection remains closed while police investigate,
officials said.
Pedestrian deaths have been on the rise. Do not expect the drivers to watch for your safety. You have to do it. Slow down, look around you at all times, be cautious of everything and everybody. Life is fragile and can be snapped away from you at any time.