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APD identifies 32-year-old killed after crash while riding scooter on Mopac
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Key Points:
- Austin police identified the man killed in a scooter crash on northbound Mopac early Wednesday as 32-year-old Lee Anthony Chavez-Avera.
- The crash occurred just before 5 a.m. when Chavez-Avera was traveling against traffic on his scooter and collided with a vehicle whose driver attempted to avoid the collision by changing lanes.
- The vehicle driver stopped, called 911, and is cooperating with police during the ongoing investigation.
- The crash shut down northbound Mopac for several hours and is being investigated as Austin’s 54th fatal crash of 2026.
- Authorities continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the fatal collision.
