Burleson Road Fatal Crash in Austin Kills Pedestrian, Police Say

AUSTIN, Texas – A pedestrian died after a vehicle struck him Friday night in the 7400 block of Burleson Road in Austin, police said. The fatal crash happened October 30.

Austin Police Department officers responded to the collision at approximately 9:53 p.m. The driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation, according to APD.

The pedestrian, an unidentified Black male, went to a local hospital. He died there on October 31, police said.

Year-to-date fatal crash count

APD counts the crash as Austin’s 74th fatal crash of 2026. Those crashes have killed 76 people this year.

On the same date in 2025, the city had recorded 81 fatal crashes that killed 85 people.

Police said the details come from an initial assessment and the investigation is still pending. They also said fatality information may change.

How to share information

Anyone with information should contact APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111.

People can also send an anonymous tip through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers program at austincrimestoppers.org or by calling (512) 472-8477.

APD listed the case number as 26-3031554.

Earlier this year, police also investigated a fatal Loyola Lane crash that killed a pedestrian on a bicycle.