Man arrested for DWI for killing bicyclist in Southeast Austin
Abel Martinez, 26.
AUSTIN, Texas - A man was arrested for a DWI after hitting and killing a bicyclist in Southeast Austin, police said.
Austin police said on Sept. 20, around 8:32 p.m., officers responded to a crash between a car and a bicycle in the 6000 block of East Stassney Lane.
The bicyclist was taken to a local hospital and later died from his injuries on Oct. 10.
The driver of the car, 26-year-old Abel Martinez, was arrested for a DWI.
Anyone with any 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.