Man hospitalized after he was hit by car

One man is in the hospital after he was hit by a car. It happened around 2:00 p.m. Monday afternoon.

Police say a couple of people were trying to cross the southbound lanes of I-35 near Huntland Drive in North Austin.

A man in his 40s was hit and taken to Brackenridge with serious injuries.

Police want to remind people that it is illegal to cross the interstate.