Pedestrian killed in Austin hit-and-run on Sunday morning
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kvue.comPosted Jun 22, 2021, 3:51 AM UTC
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kvue.comIf you perform a hit and run that leads to death, life in prison should be the only form of punishment. There is no excuse not to stop and try to save the person you just hit. It's disgusting and we don't need people like that participating in society.
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We’re so desensitized to vehicular death that these folks seem to always get off with a slap on the wrist. By far the most acceptable way to kill someone in the US is with a car.
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I agree with you 100%. Vehicular manslaughter should be upgraded to more severe charges if you flee the scene. I would be fine upgrading it to some form of murder because that's what it basically is. Ted Kennedy killed a girl who was a passenger is his car because he didn't try to save her. Ted Kennedy should've rotted in Guantanamo, but instead sat on Capitol Hill.
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https://www.statesman.com/article/20130325/news/303259679
Gabrielle Nestande was on video drinking, had the victims flesh in embedded in her car's windshield, fled the scene which probably killed the victim, and a jury still wouldn't sentence her to a day in prison.
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Because money and white.
Her Dad is a politician and did something similar IIRC, except his victim didn’t die.
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Police are asking for the public's help finding the driver.
A man is dead after being struck by a vehicle Sunday morning in Austin. The driver did not remain on the scene.
Police responded at approximately 7:18 a.m. Sunday to a crash between a pedestrian and a vehicle in the 12200 block of the South Interstate 35 service road. The victim, later identified as 76-year-old Stanley Frank Curran, was discovered by a security guard doing his morning rounds of the property.
Police said Curran appeared to have been struck by a vehicle at an unknown time. He was pronounced dead at 7:26 a.m.
Vehicle debris found at the scene and believed by police to belong to the suspect's vehicle appeared to be from a 2019 to 2021 silver Toyota Corolla. The vehicle should have significant front-end damage, according to police.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call the Austin Police Department's Vehicular Homicide Unit detectives at 512-974-4278, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS) or use the Crime Stoppers or Austin PD app.
This is Austin’s 53rd fatal traffic crash of 2021, resulting in 55 deaths for the year. On June 20, 2020, there were 36 fatal crashes resulting in 38 deaths.
I hope they're able to bring the vehicle to justice.