TX DPS trooper involved in deadly auto-pedestrian crash near Capitol

AUSTIN, Texas - Authorities are investigating after a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper was involved in a deadly auto-pedestrian crash near the State Capitol.

Officials say the trooper involved was going northbound on Colorado Street and turning left when he hit a person who was lying on the road for an unknown reason. The trooper performed CPR but the person was pronounced dead at the scene.

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The person killed has only been identified as a 50-year-old man.