Note: The video attached to this story originally aired April 10, 2024, and concerns pedestrian safety along North Lamar Boulevard.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin imam killed by an allegedly intoxicated driver Sunday night will be laid to rest Friday, according to a Thursday press release from his mosque and the Austin branch of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
Islam Mossaad, 50, attempted to cross North Lamar Boulevard when he was hit by a car Sunday evening.
CAIR Austin’s release calls Mossaad “a pillar of faith and service in Austin.” He served as an imam from 2008-2023…