State Officials Identify Two Killed in Hit-and-Run, Thrown in Ditch

State troopers have identified two people they say were killed in a hit-and-run and thrown in a ditch along FM 812.

The victims are Maria Ramirez, 39, of Austin, and Luis Bonilla-Gutierrez, 36, of Smithville, Robbie Barrera, a spokeswoman for the Department of Public Safety, told Patch.

Officers were responding to a call Sunday at 12:15 p.m. when they found the bodies in the ditch along FM 812 near Highway 183. At first officials believed the two could have been victims of recent flooding in the area, but road rash on the bodies led them to determine hit-and-run as the cause of death, Barrera said.

State officials are still investigating and are unsure when the hit-and-run took place. At this time DPS officials are interviewing people in the neighborhood and reviewing surveillance footage from nearby buildings.

Anyone with any information is asked to call Crime Stoppers (512) 472-8477.