Crime & Safety
Police Seek Hit-And-Run Driver In Fatal East Austin Crash
Billy Jack Dickey, 63, was killed after being struck by a car in the early morning hours of Dec. 1 along 900 block of Springdale Road.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Police on Wednesday identified the pedestrian killed in a hit-and-run vehicle collision over the weekend.
Billy Jack Dickey, 63, was killed after being struck along the 900 block of Springdale Road on Dec. 1 just before 1:30 a.m. By the time medics arrived at the scene, Dickey was dead at the scene.
Police now are searching for the driver who left the scene.
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Anyone with information regarding this case should call APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-6935. Those with information also can submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.
FINAL ~900blk Springdale Rd. #ATCEMSMedics have obtained a Deceased On Scene pronouncement of ~60s male from traumatic injuries from an unknown source. EMS clearing the scene. No further information available.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) December 1, 2018
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