Man arrested for hitting, killing pedestrian while under the influence: APD
33-year-old Dontay Waffer
AUSTIN, Texas - A man was arrested for hitting and killing a pedestrian while under the influence near east Riverside, the Austin Police Department said.
Police said on April 12, around 2:26 a.m., officers responded to a crash between a car and a pedestrian in the 1700 block of East Riverside Drive.
The pedestrian, later identified as Aaron Alcala Hernandez, was dead at the scene, police said.
The driver, 33-year-old Dontay Waffer, was arrested and charged with Accident Involving Death and 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.