Man arrested for hitting, killing pedestrian while under the influence: APD

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33-year-old Dontay Waffer

AUSTIN, Texas - A man was arrested for hitting and killing a pedestrian while under the influence near east Riverside, the Austin Police Department said.

Police said on April 12, around 2:26 a.m., officers responded to a crash between a car and a pedestrian in the 1700 block of East Riverside Drive.

The pedestrian, later identified as Aaron Alcala Hernandez, was dead at the scene, police said.

Driver hits, kills pedestrian in Southeast Austin

A pedestrian has died after being hit by a vehicle on E. Riverside Dr. Friday morning.

The driver, 33-year-old Dontay Waffer, was arrested and charged with Accident Involving Death and a DWI.

Anyone with any information should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide unit at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.