Overview

• APD says a vehicle struck a pedestrian around 12:50 a.m. Monday in the 9600 block of North Lamar Boulevard and left the scene.
• The victim, an unidentified male, was pronounced dead at the location as officers opened a hit-and-run investigation.
• APD is counting the case as Austin’s 74th fatal crash of the year, bringing the provisional 2025 death toll to 77.
• On the same date in 2024, police had recorded 64 fatal crashes resulting in 69 deaths, and current tallies remain subject to revision.
• Anyone with information is asked to call APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111 or submit anonymous tips to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477 or austincrimestoppers.org.