Teen killed when cattle trailer comes loose

Austin American-Statesman

July 20, 1992

Edition: FINAL
Section: CITY/STATE
Page: B4

Teen killed when cattle trailer comes loose from truck on I-35
AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMANBy AUSTIN AMERICAN-STATESMAN

Article Text:

A 19-year-old Austin man was killed when his car was hit by a trailer that became unhitched from the truck pulling it along Interstate 35, authorities said Sunday.

Sedric Sutton was driving north on I-35 when the accident happened Saturday at about 6:11 p.m., Round Rock police said. The trailer, which was full of cattle, had been attached to a pickup that was traveling south on the highway when it detached and crossed the median into oncoming traffic, police said.

It hit Sutton's car first and then ran into another before it stopped.

Four people in the second car were injured. Two were treated at the scene and two others were taken to Round Rock Community Hospital where they were treated and released, police said. Their identities were unavailable.

No charges have been filed. An investigation is pending, police said.

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Record Number: AAS190306