Crash on W SH 71 at Pope Bend North in Bastrop County, Texas

Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at 2:13 PM

Injury crashTexas severity: Suspected minor injury2 vehicles

From the TxDOT CRIS public extract, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

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Shaded: damage area

White Pickup

Driver, male, 32Restraint: Shoulder & Lap Belt. Airbag: Deployed, Front
Not injured

Shaded: damage area

White Van

Driver, male, 25Restraint: Shoulder & Lap Belt. Airbag: Not Deployed
Suspected minor injury

Contributing factor: ATTENTION DIVERTED FROM DRIVINGas recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor: FAILED TO CONTROL SPEEDas recorded on the report
Unit 1 contributing factor: DISTRACTION IN VEHICLEas recorded on the report

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Oct 21, 2026, Pope Bend South Rd at Lois Ln2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Oct 20, 2026, 1800 State Highway 71 at 600 Union Chapel Rd2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Oct 13, 2026, W SH 71 at Pope Bend South2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Oct 11, 2026, 2000 W SH 71 at 100 Pope Bend North2 vehiclesProperty damage only
Oct 3, 2026, Not Reported at Pope Bend South3 vehiclesProperty damage only

Source: TxDOT CRIS public extract
Updates: Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here: October 25, 2026
Last updated: October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
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