Hit-and-run over the weekend kills cyclist

Update: The following information from the Blotter was forwarded to me by a friend of the deceased, who was riding along with him at the time:

FROM THE AUSTIN POLICE DEPARTMENT:
On Saturday, April 23, 2011, at 11:44 p.m., Austin Police Officers responded to a serious injury crash in the 3500 Block of S. Lamar Boulevard.

A preliminary investigation shows that the victim was riding his bicycle southbound on S. Lamar Blvd when a dark colored SUV, also traveling southbound, struck his bicycle and then left the scene. The victim is reported to have been traveling in the far right lane of S. Lamar Blvd.

He was transported to University Medical Center at Brackenridge where he was pronounced deceased on Sunday, April 24, 2011 as a result of his injuries.

Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call APD Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-8164. This case remains under investigation. This is the 17th fatality of 2011. At this time in 2010, there were 16 traffic fatalities.

Dear god. I have no words.

I haven't seen any real news on this one yet but I just got my second report of this incident from someone who knows a bit about it, and this time around it included a name:

Not sure if you heard about this, been looking all over Google today, with nothing. This young gentleman http://andrewrunciman.com/ was the victim of a hit and run on South Lamar on Saturday/Sunday of this past weekend. He is no longer with us.

Thank you for the heads-up Greg. My thoughts go out to Andrew's family and friends, and my anger is with whoever could hit a human being with their car and drive away.

Be safe out there ya'll, and wear your helmets. Ride in peace, Andrew.