2025 Fatalities

Below APD Case information is directly from the Austin Police Department Public Information Office website  and are based on the initial assessment of the fatal crash and investigation which may be still pending.  Fatality information may change.  Anyone with information regarding any below cases should call APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-6935.   You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.

Map of where Austin fatal crashes occurred in 2025

 

Fatality Crash #1
Single Vehicle

Case: 25-0100064
Time: 12:59 a.m.
Date: Friday, January 10, 2025
Location: 11800 block Research Boulevard SVRD NB
Deceased: Anthony David Jones, Black male, 8/17/1988

On Friday, January 10, 2025, at approximately 12:58 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a single vehicle crash in the 11800 block of Research Boulevard SVRD NB. The driver was transported to a local hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

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January 7, 2025 – Round Rock — A man died Tuesday night after having a standoff with Round Rock Police and the SWAT team after he crashed his vehicle and shot at officers, according to the police chief.  The Round Rock Police Department said on X Tuesday night that police were actively investigating an officer-involved shooting at southbound Interstate 35 near Westinghouse Road.  Round Rock Police Chief Allen Banks said in a press conference overnight that the incident started as a response to a 911 call that came in around 9:40 p.m. about a single-vehicle accident involving a vehicle that went off-road into a field near Texas Crushed Stone.  The SWAT team was called to the scene and when they arrived and approached the tree line, there was a “confrontation” between the man and an officer, and the officer fired a round at him, Banks said.  RRPD said the man sustained a self-inflicted gunshot wound and was pronounced dead on the scene. On Friday, police identified him as Adam MacLean, 50, of Round Rock.

January 1, 2025 – Travis County – The Texas Department of Public Safety identified a woman who died in a crash in Del Valle on New Year’s Day after requesting the public’s help. According to DPS, the woman was identified as 20-year-old Wendi Suzet Gonzalez-Leon, of Austin. DPS said the crash happened around 8:20 p.m. when a vehicle traveled eastbound in the 10800 block of McAngus Road.  “After cresting a small hill, the vehicle struck a female pedestrian who was in the roadway. The driver was unable to take evasive action. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation,” DPS said in the release.  DPS said the woman was airlifted to Dell Seton Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.