3 dead in crash caused by wrong-way driver in Southeast Austin

3 dead in crash caused by wrong-way driver

Three people died and one person was injured in a crash in Southeast Austin late Sunday night.

AUSTIN, Texas - Three people are dead after a wrong-way driver caused a deadly crash in Southeast Austin late Sunday night.

Just before 10 p.m., on Sunday, Feb. 11, Austin-Travis County EMS along with STAR Flight responded to a deadly crash on FM 812 and FM 973 that left three people dead and one injured.

The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) says a Dodge Ram, with a driver and passenger, drove the wrong way in traffic and caused a head-on collision with another Dodge Ram.

DPS says the drivers of both vehicles and the passenger of the wrong-way driver died at the scene.

Investigators say a Jeep was also involved in the crash and the driver was taken to Dell Seton with minor injuries.

Austin Travis County EMS initially said a fourth person was pronounced dead at the scene, but they now say it was a total of four patients, including the one who was injured.

The crash remains under investigation.