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Austin's oldest cemetery damaged in car crash

Austin police have not yet reported information on this case, but neighbors said multiple gravestones were damaged.

AUSTIN, Texas — Austin's oldest cemetery is dealing with damage after a car plowed through headstones early Tuesday morning.

Surveillance video from a neighbor captured the sound of that car hitting the fence at Oakwood Cemetery, which is near 14th and Navasota Street in East Austin.

Neighbors said the car destroyed multiple tombstones and crews already fixed the fence.

Police said the call came in around 12:16 a.m. and that the crash appeared to be a single-vehicle rollover. Police said the suspect left the scene and an arrest has not been made.

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