AUSTIN, Texas — A cyclist died Thursday night after being struck by a vehicle in approximately the 1300 block of East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Friday, police identified the cyclist as 28-year-old Jessica Saathoff.
Thursday night around 9:13 p.m., Austin-Travis County EMS, Austin Fire Department and Austin Police Department crews responded to a reported auto vs. pedestrian crash with a potentially critical patient.
Medics on scene performed CPR on the cyclist, an adult woman. She was then transported to Dell Seton Medical Center with critical, life-threatening injuries.
APD told KVUE she was pronounced dead at 9:29 p.m. They also said the driver of the vehicle stayed on scene and no charges are expected against them.
A preliminary investigation showed that a 2013, white Toyota 4Runner traveling westbound when it left its lane. The cyclist traveling eastbound crossed over the double yellow lines into the path of the vehicle.
Anyone with more information is asked to call (512) 974-5594.