Central Texans, emergency room doctors and nurses would like you to not fill up their emergency rooms during this cold weather snap because of preventable injuries.
Thursday and Friday, St. David s Round Rock Medical Center s emergency room has been busy with injuries mainly from motor vehicle crashes because of the icy roads, says Kristen Hullum, trauma injury prevention coordinator there.
Car accidents cause things like head, neck and spine injuries from the car stopping suddenly while the body continues to move, as well as broken bones and chest injuries. Hullum also worries about abdominal injuries from the seatbelt being worn too high on the abdomen instead of across the hips.
First responders with Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services and the Austin Fire Department responded to a 26 car pile-up on SH 45 Thursday morning.
A person was hospitalized Thursday evening after a crash in Northwest Austin, according to Austin-Travis County EMS officials.
EMS said the victim was taken to St. David s Round Rock Medical Center after the crash, which occurred close to the intersection of FM 620 and Boulder Lane, near Lake Travis.
Officials said they receive a call about the crash around 7:39 p.m. Thursday.
No further information was provided Thursday evening.
1 person killed, 1 injured after crash in Northwest Austin
By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team
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AUSTIN, Texas - A woman is dead and a man hospitalized after a crash in Northwest Austin. The crash happened in the 3900 block of West Howard Lane at around 11:40 p.m. on January 13.
The Austin Police Department says 28-year-old Jasmine Symon Campos was driving a grey, 2019 Nissan Sentra westbound on Howard Lane when she crashed into an eastbound white, 2003 Mercury Grand Marquis.
Campos was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Marquis was taken to St. David s Round Rock Medical Center with serious injuries. Officials say the driver is currently in stable condition.