Austin Police Identify Man Killed in North Lamar Hit-and-Run

Overview

• Police say the crash at North Lamar Boulevard and Rutland Drive on Wednesday afternoon killed 40-year-old Mario Alfonso Garcia Gonzalez.
• The vehicle left before officers arrived, and investigators are treating the case as a hit-and-run vehicular homicide.
• APD urged anyone with information to call the Vehicular Homicide unit at 512-974-8111 or submit anonymous tips to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477 or austincrimestoppers.org.
• The department counted the death as Austin’s 20th fatal crash of 2026 with 20 deaths to date, compared with 21 crashes and 25 deaths by April 1, 2025.
• No arrests or suspect details have been released, and the investigation remains open.