Pedestrian Identified After Downtown Austin Christmas Eve Crash

A Christmas Eve evening in downtown Austin turned tragic when 35-year-old Joseph Capulong Katigbak was struck by a vehicle near the Seaholm district and later died from his injuries, according to police.

The crash happened around 5:55 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of West Cesar Chavez Street and Walter Seaholm Drive. Katigbak was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead the following morning. Police say the driver stayed at the scene and has been cooperating with investigators as they work to untangle what happened in the busy downtown corridor…

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