Police ID Woman Killed In North Austin Car Crash

AUSTIN, TX — Police on Wednesday identified the driver who was killed after crashing into a utility pole in North Austin late last month.

The incident dates to Thursday, June 25, just before 7:15 p.m. along the 2600 block of North Lamar Boulevard, police wrote in an emailed advisory. Investigators said Shelby Bean, 28, was driving a white 2015 Subaru Forester southbound along the stretch of roadway when the car left the roadway for unknown reasons before slamming into a pole.

When police arrived at the scene, officials said, they saw the crash victim's boyfriend who had been in another vehicle, rendering aid. Austin-Travis County EMS medics transportedthe woman to Dell Seton Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead just after 7:45 p.m.

Police urge anyone with information regarding this case to call detectives at (512) 974-6935. Tips also can be submitted by downloading the police department's mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.

The incident marked Austin’s 40th fatal traffic crash of 2020, police said, resulting in 42 fatalities this year. At this time in 2019, police added, there were 38 traffic fatalities.