Driver faces DWI after man dies in north Austin auto-ped crash

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin police arrested a driver on suspicion of driving while intoxicated early Friday morning after it said she hit and killed a man in the middle of North Lamar Boulevard in north Austin.
APD said the crash happened around 11:40 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Lamar just south of the intersection with Morrow Street.
According to APD, the driver called in the crash and stayed at the scene. Police are now investigating what role her alleged intoxication played in the crash.