Vehicle drives wrong way on State Highway 71 near Ross Road, Austin TX

Traffic

Reported: 11/3/2025 12:41 AM

State Hwy 71, Texas

A vehicle was driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of State Highway 71 near Ross Road, creating a traffic hazard. Authorities were alerted and response units were dispatched to the area to address the wrong-way driving situation.

Audio|Source: Travis County Law Enforcement

02:39

Transcript:

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Unit 5 shot at 31. Are you operating one wrong-way driver in early 20? 5,100 footlock of east take hours for anyone?

00:13

Vehicles going westbound in the eastbound lane.

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And then vehicle description.

00:22

One-trow, 153. Cut a round over on University, back over to St. Edward.

00:31

See, you've got through there.

00:36

10-4[1].

00:40

Bye.

00:45

UD54, can you log to record patrols of the NOSS's Mosque and the Jabot House?

00:52

00:56

7. Woodward?

00:59

No, it's.

01:02

1040, so they're westbound in the eastbound in the eastbound.

01:12

Ten-four, going westbound on the eastbound lanes on State Highway 71.

01:19

We do have an additional college dating last seen east of Ross Road.

01:26

Ten-four, I'm right at the 1.3071 intersection, I'll be on.

01:31

I'll look off that vehicle.

01:36

Ten-four.

01:42

Negative. This is CNA 240.

01:52

Careful.

01:57

Austin, 6.40.

02:00

Go ahead.

02:08

Now stand 6.4-5-0.3. Go ahead with your traffic.

02:13

Agency assists Travis County.

02:16

Wrongway driver eastbound in the westbound lanes.

02:19

State Highway 71.

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I'm going to be passing Ross Road. I'm trying to route to be able to the area.

02:27

6.4.530, 10.4.

02:36

503 county is there an update on the regular server?

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10-4: Acknowledgment or affirmative; message received and understood.

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