Crime & Safety
Austin Police ID Latest Pedestrian To Be Hit By A Vehicle
Fabian Balderas-Cerritos, 30, died after he was struck by several cars last Friday evening.

SOUTH AUSTIN, TX -- Police identified a pedestrian killed this past Friday as he attempted to cross Interstate 35.
Fabian Balderas-Cerritos, 30, died after being struck by numerous vehicles in the main travel lanes along the 1100 block of South Interstate 35 northbound, police said. The stretch of roadway he tried crossing shortly after 9 p.m. is not well lighted, and it was raining at the time.
What's more, the artery "...is a high speed roadway not designed for pedestrian crossings," police wrote in an advisory.
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None of the many drivers that hit Balderas-Cerritos stopped after striking him with their vehicles, police said. Others swerved to avoid him on the roadway, but none stopped.
He was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The case is still being investigated. Police ask that anyone with information to please call the APD Vehicular Homicide Unit at (512) 974-5576.
The man's death was the 14th traffic-related fatality so far this year.
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