Fatal crash into West Austin Domino's Pizza. (Photo: Brian Bell/KEYE TV)
By Alex Murphy Sunday, July 10th 2016
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Dept. is investigating after a vehicle crashed into a Domino's restaurant early Sunday.
Crews responded around 6:40 a.m. Sunday to the Domino's Pizza on Mesa Drive near Steck Avenue after reports of a vehicle leaving the roadway. According to police, a man in his 20s was heading eastbound on Steck Avenue at a high rate of speed in his silver sedan.
The driver lost control at the Mesa, Steck intersection and crossed the parking lot on the southwest corner of that intersection. That vehicle then slammed into the Domino's pizza building after rolling at least one time police say.
The Austin Fire Department arrived to extract the man from his vehicle but was pronounced deceased just before 7:00 a.m.
Police say the man is described as a younger white male in his 20s. No identity is being released at this time pending next of kin notification.
Investigators do believe speed was a factor in this crash based on the damage done to the property involved but there is no word on if alcohol or intoxication was a factor. Police are thankful that there were no other injuries in this crash as the intersection is high in pedestrian traffic.