AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Travis County EMS (ATCEMS) responded to three separate motorcycle collisions within two hours on Feb 10.
ATCEMS and the Austin Fire Department (AFD) responded to the first incident around 7:45 p.m. at 1000 Ed Bluestein Blvd. northbound. Officials reported a single motorcycle was involved and later said the driver had crashed into a fixed road sign.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene after first responders attempted CPR. The Austin Police Department (APD) later identified the motorcyclist as 43-year-old Christopher Boone Herrick.
The second incident, a vehicle-motorcycle crash, happened around 8:30 p.m. at 9600 Research Blvd. northbound. ATCEMS reported one patient, who was pronounced dead at the scene. APD later identified them as 35-year-old Warren Lloyd Green.
Police said the occupant of the car remained on the scene and was cooperating with the investigation.
The third incident was a motorcycle collision that happened at Anderson Mill Road and Centennial Trail. ATCEMS responded just after 9:30 p.m. and found a person suffering from potentially serious injuries. The person was taken to St. David's Round Rock Medical Center for treatment.
Anyone with information regarding the two fatal crashes is asked to contact the Highway Investigation Tip Line at 512-974-8111, call the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), use the Crime Stoppers app or use APD's app, Austin PD.
The two fatal crashes are being investigated as Austin's seventh and eighth fatal crashes of 2022, resulting in nine fatalities for the year so far.
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