Colorado judge sets hearing to consider request to lower trucker's 110-year sentence

A Colorado judge is set to consider a request from prosecutors to reduce the sentence of a truck driver who caused a fiery 28-car pileup on a highway that killed four people. He was sentenced to 110 years in prison, drawing outrage from across the country, but prosecutors are now asking for his sentence to be reduced to 20 to 30 years.

Driver in hospital following crash into tree in Travis County

The driver is in the hospital with critical, life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash has not been determined yet.

Jackson County I-94 pileup, multiple vehicles involved near Osseo

Close to 40 vehicles were involved in crashes on I-94 Thursday morning, Dec. 23 in Jackson County, Wisconsin. This, after freezing rain caused icy road conditions along the I-94 corridor from Menomonie to Black River Falls.

APD investigating two fatal auto-ped crashes in North Austin

These crashes are Austin’s 107th and 108th fatal crashes of 2021, resulting in 117 fatalities for the year.

Calls for leniency grow for trucker sentenced to 110 years in deadly Colorado highway crash

An online petition has gathered millions of signatures calling for leniency for a 26-year-old truck driver who was sentenced to 110 years in prison for vehicular homicide in an explosive accident at the base of a Colorado mountain highway that killed four people in 2019.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle on I-35 in North Austin

North I-35 at Grand Avenue Parkway in North Austin will be closed for several hours after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and died.

APD identifies contractor killed in fatal South Austin crash

The Austin Police Department says that 30-year-old Jeremy Singleton and a second unidentified person were killed in the crash on Dec. 10.

Two killed in fatal collision on I-35 service road

At least two people were killed in this incident and the driver of the vehicle was pinned and needed to be extracted by first responders.

Construction begins on Hamilton Pool Road in Bee Cave

The project will help improve mobility and safety on the road from SH 71 to RR 12, says TxDOT.

Rolling Stones fans react after COTA blames GPS app, CapMetro

While thousands of people were inside the Circuits of the Americas watching the Rolling Stones perform Saturday night, thousands more were outside the venue stuck in traffic trying to make it in.

TxDOT Austin shares preparations ahead of winter season

TxDOT Austin is getting prepared for the upcoming winter, incorporating lessons learned from Winter Storm Uri.

Austin City Council takes first step toward I-35 'cap and stitch' project

The Austin City Council has passed an item to hire an engineer to look at a process called capping and stitching, to possibly be done in the Downtown Austin I-35 corridor.