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Austin police arrest suspect in fatal hit-and-run

The driver hit a 70-year-old woman who later died at a local hospital, according to police.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department has arrested a suspect who allegedly hit a woman in southwest Austin on Aug. 17. The victim later died.

APD said that on Aug. 17 at approximately 8:35 a.m., officers responded to a report of a collision at the intersection of Way Lane and South Bay Lane. A car hit a pedestrian crossing the street before driving away northbound on South Bay Lane toward Back Bay Lane, according to police. 

The pedestrian, later identified as 70-year-old Sandra Neilsen, was taken to a hospital where she died the following day.

APD released the following photos of the suspect's car:

Credit: Austin Police Department
Photos courtesy of the Austin Police Department.

The suspect was identified as Weston Holtz, 18. His vehicle was located by the Santa Rosa Police Department on Aug. 30. Police secured an arrest warrant on Aug. 31, which is around the time police believe he caught a flight back to Austin. Police said he turned himself in on that same day.

APD said this crash is being investigated as Austin's 64th fatal crash of 2022, resulting in 65 traffic deaths for the year so far. On Aug. 17, 2021, there had been 72 fatal crashes resulting in 78 deaths.

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