AUSTIN, Texas — A child was killed and an adult was taken to the hospital after a crash in North Austin on Saturday afternoon.
The Austin Police Department said on Saturday, Feb. 4, at approximately 4:24 p.m., 911 operators received a call reporting a crash between an SUV and a sedan at the intersection of North Meadows and Newmont drives.
APD said the preliminary investigation revealed that after the initial impact, the SUV kept going and crashed into two pickup trucks parked in a nearby duplex.
A child was walking in between the two parked trucks when she was struck. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
A second victim, an adult, was taken to Dell Seton Medical Center with serious injuries.
The driver of the SUV, later identified as 17-year-old Miguel Diaz, initially left the scene of the crash but later returned. Diaz was arrested for a "accident involving injury," a second-degree felony.
The driver of the sedan involved in the initial crash also left the scene and did not return.
This crash is being investigated as Austin's ninth fatal crash of 2023, resulting in nine deaths for the year. On the date of this crash in 2022, there were a total of five fatal crashes that resulted in six deaths.
The family of the child has organized a GoFundMe.