Police ask for public’s help finding hit-and-run driver

Authorities are asking for the public’s help to find a driver who fatally struck a pedestrian during a hit-and-run crash in North Austin last month.

Austin police on July 23 responded to the 9100 block of Research Boulevard around 1:30 a.m. They said 43-year-old Sarah Christina Dabadie was in the road for an unknown reason when she was fatally hit by a vehicle.

The driver did not stop, according to a statement from police. Other drivers passing by following the crash stopped and called 911, the statement said.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the vehicular homicide unit at 512-974-4278. People can also call the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at 512-472-8477.