Leslie Valderrama ID’d as Woman Killed in Austin Crash on East Ben White Boulevard near Burleson Road

Austin, Texas (July 12, 2019) – Leslie Valderrama, 28, has been identified as the woman who was killed early Sunday morning in a traffic accident in Southeast Austin.

The tragic crash occurred at about 12:15 a.m. Sunday, July 7 in the 4600 block of East Ben White Boulevard, near the Burleson Road intersection.

According to the authorities, a 2012 Nissan Altima was heading westbound when for an unknown reason it crashed into the rear end of a 2007 Chevrolet Tahoe.

Police said the passenger of the Nissan, now identified as Valderrama, was taken to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center, where she succumbed to her injuries at around 3:27 a.m.

The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to contact APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit at (512) 974-3761.