Accident & Injury Law in Texas

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Police said a man sustained life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car while trying to cross the 12200 block of MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1) near Parmer Lane about 7:55 p.m. Tuesday.

Police said the man was struck by a northbound two-door Ford sedan. The woman driving the car was not injured, police said. The man was, taken to University Medical Center Brackenridge, police said.

One woman died Tuesday shortlye before 11 a.m. in a wreck at Bee Cave Road near MoPac Boulevard (Loop 1).

Sgt. Dane Baker of the Department of Public Safety said a gold Toyota pickup was traveling west on Bee Cave in the far right lane when it was clipped in the back by a white Mazda RX in the left lane, causing the truck to spin into the eastbound lane of Bee Cave.  Baker said the truck was then hit on the side by an eastbound Toyota Yaris.  The driver of the Yaris, Linda Gail Hartner, 54, of Austin, was pronounced dead at the scene.

The man driving the 2007 Toyota pickup, RIchard Hanson, 68, of Austin, was taken to University Medical Center at Brackenridge.  The driver of the Mazda was not injured, Baker said.