AUSTIN, Texas — A woman has been arrested after a person was killed in a crash involving a car and scooter in Central Austin.
The crash between the car and the scooter happened at Enfield Lane and Newfield Lane near MoPac just before 3 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 18, according to Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS).
The APD said a preliminary investigation showed a white Chevrolet was traveling northbound on Newfield Lane, and the driver of the scooter was riding southbound on a stand-up power scooter in the same lane. Police said the Chevrolet struck the scooter.
ATCEMS started CPR, but was unable to save the person from dying. ATCEMS said there was another patient, but that person did not need help from medics.
The APD said 25-year-old Lee Anne Lafaye Nash was arrested for DWI at the scene.
This is Austin’s 82nd fatal traffic crash of 2021, resulting in 88 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2020, there were 62 fatal crashes resulting in 67 fatalities.
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