Wrong-way driver causes crash on U.S. 183 near airport, killing 1

A wrong-way driver caused a fatal, multi-vehicle crash near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport on Sunday morning, prompting police to close all northbound lanes of U.S. 183 South in the area.

Police received multiple 911 calls around 9:30 a.m. reporting a driver traveling down the wrong lanes of U.S. 183 in Southeast Austin, officials said. Crews arrived shortly before 9:45 a.m., when they found a multiple-vehicle crash with at least one fatality.

Officials are diverting all northbound U.S. 183 traffic at the McCall Lane southbound turnaround as investigators and cleanup crews work, police said.

#ATXTraffic. APD Officers & Emergency crews are on scene working a fatality vehicle collision on S. US Hwy 183 NB near McCall Lane. All NB 183 HWY traffic will be shut down and diverted at the McCall Lane SB turnaround. #253620487 -WC2

— Austin Police Department (@Austin_Police) December 28, 2025

Police have not yet released the name of the person killed.

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