AUSTIN, Texas — Police say a driver left the scene after hitting and killing a pedestrian on a scooter in Downtown Austin on Saturday night.

According to the Austin Police Department (APD), the crash happened at the intersection of East 11th Street and San Jacinto Boulevard around 11:34 p.m. on Oct. 18.

The rider of the scooter, later identified as 33-year-old Khaled Saadenddine, was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead on Oct. 19.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact APD at 512-974-8111 or contact Crime Stoppers anonymously at 512-472-8477 or by visiting austincrimestoppers.org . A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.

This is Austin’s 78th fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 82 death

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