DUI suspected in crash that caused injury to driver and passenger in N Austin
AUSTIN, TX – A woman accused of driving under the influence and her passenger were injured in a crash in North Austin on Wednesday morning, according to the Texas Department of Transportation.
The collision occurred in the 12800 block of Irongate Avenue, near Singletree Avenue, at 8:31 a.m.
The driver of a brown 2011 Nissan, a 30-year-old woman, is suspected of being under the influence of drugs when she crashed into the back-left end of a black 1998 Ford. The Nissan then overturned.
The driver of the Nissan and her 29-year-old passenger suffered possible injuries in the crash. A second passenger was unharmed.
It is unclear if anyone was in the Ford when the crash occurred.
No other details are available at this time.
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