A Tuesday morning accident along SH 71 has claimed the life of a motorcycle driver.
The wreck happened near the intersection of SH 71 and Southwest Parkway in Southwest Austin just before 9:00am. According to details tweeted by Austin-Travis County EMS, paramedics performed CPR on the 30-year old male driver of the motorcycle before pronouncing him dead on the scene. ATCEMS also noted that the driver was not wearing a helmet.