Mayor Kirk Watson, City Of Austin | Facebook
Mayor Kirk Watson, City Of Austin | Facebook
On Sunday, July 14, 2024, at 5:39 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a collision between a sports-utility vehicle and a pickup truck in the 12000 Block of North Mopac Expressway southbound. Both drivers were pronounced deceased on the scene.
The deceased have been identified as an unidentified male and Nickolaus Lauderdale, a white male born on May 20, 1981.
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 43rd fatal crash of 2024, resulting in 46 fatalities for the year. On the same date in 2023, there had been 52 fatal crashes resulting in 52 fatalities.
According to APD, these statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.
Anyone with any information should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide unit at 512-974-8111. Tips can be submitted anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.
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