Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash on SH 45 near Parmer Lane

AUSTIN, TX – According to KXAN, a pedestrian was killed in a hit-and-run crash on SH 45 not far from Parmer Lane early this morning.

A man was pushing a cart across the roadway at around 2:30 a.m. this morning when he was hit by a car. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The driver who hit the man fled the crash scene but abandoned the vehicle.

Another driver struck the pedestrian and cooperated with the police. The crash is still under investigation at this time.

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