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Austin ISD police chief released from hospital 4 weeks after motorcycle crash
By Cora Neas at KXAN (NBC Austin) - Local News
· June 30, 2026
· 1 min read
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Wayne Sneed, the police chief for the Austin Independent School District, is out of the hospital, according to the district. The chief received treatment and physical rehabilitation at the Dell Seton Medical Center after his motorcycle crash on June 3. The crash happened around 8...
Key takeaway The chief received treatment and physical rehabilitation at the Dell Seton Medical Center after his motorcycle crash on June 3.
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Category: safety ·
Published: June 30, 2026 ·
Source: KXAN (NBC Austin) - Local News ·
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What is this story about? AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Wayne Sneed, the police chief for the Austin Independent School District, is out of the hospital, according to the district. The chief received treatment and physical rehabilitation at the Dell Seton Medical Center after his motorcycle crash on June 3. The crash happened around 8...
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