Police say high speeds cause of fatal wreck

By: News 8 Austin Staff A woman is dead following a car wreck in Southeast Austin Thursday night. It happened just before 11 p.m. in the 300 block of East Slaughter Lane, near Interstate 35. Police said a car lost control going around a curve, crossed the median and hit another car in the opposite lane of traffic. Investigators said the car may have been going too fast. "The road is wide open, so there... [read full story]