Car Collision Kills Bicyclist in Northeast Austin

Bicyclist Mandi Terese Boswell, 28, was hit by a car Monday and killed in Northeast Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, the vehicle was traveling westbound on Highway 290 East and collided with Boswell, who was wearing a helmet, at the Springdale Road intersection. The driver remained at the scene. Boswell was transported to Brackenridge Hospital, where she was pronounced dead. The case is still under investigation, and the exact circumstances of the accident still aren’t clear. Detectives are asking anyone who may have witnessed the collision to call 974-4724. This is the 34th traffic fatality of 2007.

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