Ernest and Barbara Boyett of Austin were killed in a car wreck last night at approximately 9:15 p.m. while traveling east on Highway 290 near Baxter Lane in the Southwest part of Travis County. The fatal car accident occurred when Terri Elmore, driving in the opposite direction as the Boyett’s crossed the center line of traffic casuing a head on collision. Both Earnest and Barbara Boyett were pronounced dead at the scene. Terri Elmore remains in critical condition UMC Breckenridge. Officers are unsure what caused Ms. Elmore to cross the center line and enter the Boyetts lane of traffic. Considering the fatalities involved and the severity of the injuries Ms. Elmore sustained, it is likely that the exact cause of this car accident will ever be known.
Serious accidents such as these require experienced and qualified personal injury attorneys. The Austin personal injury attorneys at Wilson Trosclair & Lovins have helped hundreds of families when faced with situations such as this one. Call Michael Lovins in our Austin office today at 512- 535-1649 if you or a loved one has been injured in an Austin or Travis County car accident.