Pedestrian Sam Rhea Hollan, 56, struck, killed by vehicle on East William Cannon Drive in Austin, Texas
Pedestrian hit, killed in South Austin crash
Austin-Travis County EMS says a man in his 50s was transported to South Austin Medical Center.
Police ID pedestrian killed in South Austin hit-and-run
Hollan was struck about 9:06 p.m. in the 700 block of East William Cannon Drive by an unknown vehicle, police said. He was taken to St. David’s South Austin Medical Center, where he was pronounced dead.
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