AUSTIN — Austin Police said a 27-year-old man is dead after trying to cross a major Austin highway.
Aaron Ross Weir was standing in the roadway in the 11300 block of N. MoPac when a silver 2014 Nissan, traveling southbound, struck him at 12:33 a.m. on Nov. 3.
Weir was transported to the Dell Seton Medical Center, where he died as a result of his injuries at 3:35 a.m.
Austin Police said several drivers hit Weir. The driver of the Nissan stayed at the scene and cooperated, though another driver -- who hit a different vehicle involved in the crash -- fled the scene.
Neither intoxication nor impairment are suspected as factors in this crash, and no charges are expected to be filed at this time. APD is still investigating this case, and anyone with information should call APD's Vehicular Homicide Unit detectives at (512) 974-3761. You can also submit tips with APD's mobile app, Austin PD.
This is Austin’s sixty-fourth fatal traffic crash of 2018, resulting in 65 fatalities this year. At this time in 2017, there were 56 fatal traffic crashes and 58 traffic fatalities.