Man crossing Slaughter Lane struck and killed by driver with a green light

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 23-year-old man who was struck by a vehicle while running across Slaughter Lane on Saturday, Feb. 17 died a short time later, police say.
The crash happened around 8:40 p.m. at the corner of West Slaughter Lane and Southpark Meadows Drive. Police say a driver in an SUV was going eastbound on West Slaughter Lane when Devon Reed Gerald ran north to south on Slaughter Lane.
The driver, who had the green light, struck Gerald. Gerald was taken to a nearby hospital where he die