Case:  24-2610119
 
Time:  6:24 a.m.
 
Date:  Tuesday, September 17, 2024
 
Location:  7400 Ed Bluestein Boulevard SVRD NB
 
On Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at 6:24 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 7400 block of Ed Bluestein Boulevard SVRD NB. The pedestrian was pronounced deceased on scene. The vehicle left the scene without stopping or calling 9-1-1.
 
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 64th fatal crash of 2024, resulting in 69 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2023, 65 fatal crashes resulted in 68 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.