AUSTIN (KXAN) – A Round Rock man died after a single-vehicle crash Friday morning in Leander that sent his pickup truck into a tire shop building, according to City of Leander.
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Emergency crews from the Leander Police Department, Leander Fire Department and Williamson County EMS responded around 7:26 a.m. to Goodyear Auto Service, 11245 Hero Way West, after reports of a crash. The only vehicle involved was a 2008 Chevrolet pickup truck.
Investigators said the truck was traveling eastbound on Hero Way when it left the roadway near the intersection of Broade Way. The vehicle then crossed a business parking lot and crashed into the Goodyear Auto Service building, causing structural damage.
First responders found the driver in critical condition and immediately began lifesaving measures at the scene.
The driver, identified by police as Jeremy Joseph Kemp, 54, of Round Rock, was taken by Williamson County EMS to a local hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
The city said Kemp was the sole occupant of the vehicle. No other injuries were reported.
The cause of the crash is under investigation by the Leander Police Department’s Collision Reconstruction Team.