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03-06-2008, 09:08 AM
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Man dies in fall from Ben White-Interstate 35 flyover
By Joshunda Sanders | Thursday, March 6, 2008, 06:06 AM
Austin police say a man died when he was thrown off his motorcycle from the tallest Ben White Boulevard overpass at Interstate 35 onto the median below.
The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on the ramp that goes from East Ben White Boulevard to I-35 northbound, Lt. J. Hines said this morning. A witness called police at 2:34 a.m., he said. Witnesses said he was speeding, hit the retaining wall and was ejected from the motorcycle, police said.
The man’s name and age have not been released by authorities, pending notification of his family and positive identification. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say this was the eighth traffic fatality in Austin this year.
The service road was shut down for a few hours this morning while officials investigated, but it was re-opened before the morning rush hour.
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Man dies in fall from Ben White-Interstate 35 flyover
By Joshunda Sanders | Thursday, March 6, 2008, 06:06 AM
Austin police say a man died when he was thrown off his motorcycle from the tallest Ben White Boulevard overpass at Interstate 35 onto the median below.
The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. on the ramp that goes from East Ben White Boulevard to I-35 northbound, Lt. J. Hines said this morning. A witness called police at 2:34 a.m., he said. Witnesses said he was speeding, hit the retaining wall and was ejected from the motorcycle, police said.
The man’s name and age have not been released by authorities, pending notification of his family and positive identification. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say this was the eighth traffic fatality in Austin this year.
The service road was shut down for a few hours this morning while officials investigated, but it was re-opened before the morning rush hour.