AUSTIN (KXAN) — Police were in east Austin on Saturday to investigate the city’s 45th fatal crash of 2026.
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According to Austin Police, officers responded to the 5600 block of N. Interstate 35 proper for a collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian.
APD said responders took the pedestrian to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The person, who has not yet been publicly identified, was pronounced dead Monday.
It is unclear if the driver remained at the scene following the crash.
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Anyone with any information can contact APD at 512-974-8111. Tips can also be submitted anonymously online through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program or by calling 512-472-8477…