Entries from Austinist tagged with 'accident'

January 7, 2008

Former Austin Mayor Involved in Traffic Fatality

Former Austin mayor Gus Garcia struck and killed a pedestrian with his car in an accident Sunday evening on North Lamar Boulevard....

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Tags: accident, Austin, Austin Police, Austin Police Department, city council, gus garcia, Gus Garcia, Lamar Boulevard, news, North Lamar, Police Department, the city, The Statesman

January 3, 2008

"I Have My Arm Cut Off, Ma'am": Man Calls 911 After Industrial Accident

After losing part of his arm in a machinery accident on Wednesday, a 52-year-old employee of Alamo Concrete was able to extricate himself from a conveyor belt and call 911 to save his life....

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Tags: 911, accident, Austin, Emergency Medical Services, manor, news, Travis, Travis County, Wednesday