City of Austin
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASERelease Date:
Contact: APD Public Information Office 512-974-5017 Email
Case: 22-3480089
Time: 2:02 a.m.
Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Location: 900 block of W. Ben White EB SVRD
Deceased: Nelson Anderson, White male, 9/2/2002
UPDATE: The Austin Police Department's Vehicular Homicide unit is requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspect vehicle involved in a fatal hit and run crash that happened in late 2022.
Suspect vehicle:
- Toyota or Pontiac
- Red
Anyone with any information about the driver or the description of the vehicle should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide unit at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477. A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.
*ORIGINAL RELEASE*
Case: 22-3480089
Time: 2:02 a.m.
Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Location: 900 block of W. Ben White EB SVRD
Deceased: Unidentified person
On Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at 2:02 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between a vehicle and an unidentified pedestrian in the 900 block of W Ben White EB SVRD. The driver of the vehicle did not stop to render aid and left the area. The pedestrian was taken to a hospital, where the unidentified person died.
Anyone with information on the driver or vehicle description, in this case, should contact the Highway Investigation Tip Line at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 105th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 109 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2021, there were 107 fatal crashes resulting in 116 deaths.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.