Case:   24-2691506

Date:  Wednesday, September 25, 2024

Time:  9:32 p.m.

Location:   4600 block of E. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.  

Deceased:  Kameron Hartman, Black male, 08/16/1996   

On Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at approximately 9:32 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash that involved two vehicles and a pedestrian in the 4600 block of E. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd. 

The pedestrian was crossing midblock and was struck by a white SUV followed by another vehicle. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the white SUV remained on scene, was not injured, and is cooperating with the investigation. The driver of the second vehicle left the scene without stopping or calling 9-1-1.

This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 66 fatal crash of 2024, resulting in 71 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2023, 67 fatal crashes resulted in 70 fatalities.

These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.

Anyone with any information 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.