AUSTIN, Texas — Austin police have identified the man killed while riding a scooter on Mopac early Wednesday morning. The crash shut down northbound Mopac in central Austin for hours while police and first responders worked the scene.
According to APD, just before 5 a.m. on Wednesday, officers responded to the crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian on a “personal scooter” in the 4600 block of North Mopac Expressway going northbound.
The preliminary investigation indicates that the person on the scooter was traveling against the flow of traffic. According to APD, the driver of the vehicle attempted to avoid collision with the person on the scooter by changing lanes; however the scooter rider steered in the same direction, which resulted in the collision.
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The driver of the vehicle stopped and called 911, remaining on scene when first responders arrived. Police say that driver is cooperating with the investigation.
The scooter rider, identified as 32-year-old Lee Anthony Chavez-Avera, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The incident is being investigated as Austin’s 54th fatal crash of 2026, resulting in 54 fatalities.
APD says the investigation is still ongoing.