Three women were killed in a car crash on SH 130 in Austin, Texas. The toll road has been identified as dangerous due to its high speed limit.
According to a database from the Texas Department of Transportation, there have been 381 crashes in a two-mile stretch along SH 130 and Tesla Road, from 2023 to now-- seven of them being fatal. Portions of SH 130 have a speed limit of 85 miles per hour, the highest speed limit anywhere in the nation. (Photo: CBS Austin )in southeast Austin overnight on Sunday.
Austin Travis County EMS said the women in the car were pinned inside, and despite their efforts to save them, they were pronounced dead on scene. "We don't understand how this could have happened, that toll road is so dangerous," said Monica Rivera. Rivera is the eldest sister of Sara and Valerie Luna, the women she said were victims of the crash. Rivera said the third woman, Marissa Medrano, was her sister-in-law.Rivera said just a few days ago, she was planning her spring break with her sisters-- now, she's making funeral arrangements, "losing your own sister and on top of that, losing 2 at the same, the same way... that's something we're never going to be able to recover fro
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