MANOR – An early morning accident July 3 claimed the life of an Elgin man and left his wife hospitalized, police said. William Ewer, 58, died from injuries suffered in the mishap and his spouse, 54-year-old Brenda Ewer, was airlifted to an area hospital in stable condition, according to officers. The driver of the other vehicle was detained by the Manor Police Department and charged with no driver’s license, officials said. Authorities said the two-vehicle collision occurred near U.S. 290 and Old Kimbro Road about 4:30 a.m. When officers arrived, one vehicle was in the middle of the roadway and the other was off the blacktop in a fence line, according to reports. The driver and a passenger in the other vehicle were not injured and remained at the accident site, police said. First responders with Travis County Emergency Services District 12 pulled Brenda Ewer from the vehicle before a STAR Flight medical helicopter arrived. She was the driver of the vehicle she and her husband traveled in. William Ewer, the passenger of that vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene. The accident remains under investigation, police said.
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