A portion of southbound Interstate 35 in Buda will be closed for approximately 90 minutes early Friday as law enforcement officials will conduct an accident reconstruction.
According to a city of Buda press release, Buda Police Department officials will shut I-35 at 219 down at 4 a.m. Friday, April 7. The reconstruction is expected to last an hour and a half. David Marino, city of Buda public information officer, said in a release Thursday the San Marcos Police Department would assist with the crash reconstruction.
Brittany Tate, Buda Police Department public information officer, said the reconstruction is for an Oct. 23, 2016 accident that killed Melissa Barrientos, 41, of San Marcos.
According to Tate, the reason for the delay of the reconstruction was due to a lack of equipment.
“We do not have our own crash reconstruction equipment so we have to rely on the assistance from other agencies,” Tate said.
