AUSTIN (KXAN) — An 18-wheeler driver was taken into custody after hitting ten parked vehicles overnight in east Austin, according to police.
Police said the semitruck crashed just before midnight near the intersection of Embassy Drive and East Ninth Street. The driver remained on the scene.
Police said no one was injured.
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Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey) -
Damage to cars, street signs, etc. along East 9th Street near Embassy Drive after an 18-wheeler crashed into 10 parked vehicles overnight April 22, 2024 (KXAN Photo/Todd Bailey)
It’s not clear what led to the crash or if the driver faces any charges.