Austin police searching for driver involved in hit-and-run

The Austin Police Department is looking for the driver of a car who hit a man in South Austin and then fled the scene.

Investigators say the man was struck on westbound Slaughter near South 1st Street at around midnight.

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Police believe the man was struck by a black Mercedes.

The man who was hit has been taken to the hospital. His current condition is not known.

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