Police identify person hit, killed in early March crash on North Lamar
AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Police Department identified the person who was killed in an auto-pedestrian crash on North Lamar Boulevard earlier this month.
APD responded to the crash, which involved a pickup truck and a pedestrian, shortly before 10:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 in the 9800 block of North Lamar Boulevard.
The person who died was identified as Jose Hernandez Patlan, 40. He was pronounced dead on the scene.
The driver of the pickup truck remained on scene, was not impaired and cooperated with the investigation.
This incident is being investigated as Austin's 12th fatal crash of 2024, resulting in 12 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2023, 17 fatal crashes resulted in 17 fatalities.
Anyone with 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.