Accident & Injury Law in Texas

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A man who died in a collision Monday on FM 973 in eastern Travis County has been identified as Albert Lenore Stewart, 28, of Austin, a Texas Department of Public Safety dispatcher said Tuesday.

Stewart died when his 2002 Buick LeSabre was struck head-on by a vehicle driving north in the southbound lanes about 3:45 p.m., DPS operator Heidi Bollinger said.

William Eugene Dubec, 53, of Taylor, who was driving a 1973 Ford Thunderbird, was taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge in critical condition, she said. Both drivers Were wearing seat belts, she said.

Two men, one with life-threatening injuries, were treated Friday at University Medical Center Brackenridge after a wreck on Texas 71 at FM 973 in Southeast Austin, police said.

A white truck and blue Cadillac collided at 3:31 a.m. and the passenger in the Cadillac suffered the most serious injuries.  The driver of the car was freed after being pinned behind the wheel.  The drive of the truck was not hurt.