AUSTIN, TX – An elderly man was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver on the I-35 service road on Sunday morning, according to the Austin Police Department.
The crash happened in the 12200 block of the S I-35 service road before 7:18 a.m. At that time, a security guard making his morning rounds discovered the body of 76-year-old Stanley Frank Curran.
It appears that Curran was struck by a driver who then fled the scene.
He was pronounced dead at 7:26 a.m.
Based on debris found at the scene, authorities believe that the suspect vehicle is a 2019-2021 silver Toyota Corolla, which may have sustained significant damage to the front.
Those with any information on the crash, which is the 53rd fatal collision of the year, are asked to contact Austin Police at 512-974-4278.
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