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Austin suffered its 12th traffic fatality in March when Betty Louise Scott, 35, was killed in a collision at North IH 35 and East US Hwy 290 at the end of March. The preliminary investigation shows that a blue Oldsmobile was traveling eastbound on US Hwy 290 and a silver Toyota Camry was traveling southbound on IH 35. Evidently, one of the vehicles ran the red light causing the collision in the intersection. Scott was ejected from the Oldsmobile and…

Last week a demolition worker suffered fatal injuries after being trapped underneath a 1,000 pound section of concrete slab during a demolition. The building being demolished was the historic 1965 Flagship Hotel at 2501 Seawall Boulevard in Galveston, Texas. An autopsy of the 65 year old, Tauelangi Angilau, is ordered for later this week. After suffering a crushing injury, firefighters and other rescue crews used hydraulic tools and prying bars to free Angilau, who was taken to the University of…

A fatal traffic accident at 700 St. Joseph Parkway at Milam about 2 a.m. on a Sunday morning early last month claimed one male victim, who was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released. The accident occurred when the driver of a blue Chevrolet Trailblazer traveling westbound on St. Joseph Parkway struck a blue GMC Sierra pickup truck traveling southbound on Milam. Police reports say witnesses claimed the driver of the GMC pickup ran the red…

The male victim, 20 to 30 years of age, whose name has been withheld, was pronounced dead at the scene after his small sports car collided with an SUV in a Houston intersection along the Sam Houston Parkway. The driver of a black Honda Odyssey was traveling southbound on the South Sam Houston Parkway West service road. As the Honda entered the intersection at West Bellfort, it struck a red Mazda Miata, traveling eastbound on West Bellfort. The driver of…

A worker caught under a collapsed concrete slab at the old Galveston Flagship Hotel died of his injuries yesterday, say reports. The worker, Tauelangi Angilau, 65, of Salt Lake City, Utah, died Tuesday after a half-ton piece of concrete fell on him as he worked to demolish the historic Galveston hotel at 2501 Seawall Blvd.. Angilau, who was trapped for about 20 minutes before the slab was lifted off him and he was transported to University of Texas Medical Branch,…