City of Austin
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Case: 21-1500377
Date: May 30, 2021
Time: 3:28 a.m.
Location: 15200 Block FM 1825
Deceased: Deja Hardeman, Black female, born September 8, 1992
The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified the deceased pedestrian from the May 30 crash on FM 1825 as Deja Hardeman. At 3:28 a.m., officers responded to the 15200 block of FM 1825 for a crash involving a pedestrian and a van. The pedestrian, Deja Hardeman was pronounced deceased at 3:52 a.m. The driver of the van remained on scene and is assisting with the investigation.
Anyone with information regarding this case is asked to call APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-6873, utilize the Crime Stoppers tip line at 512-472-8477 (TIPS), or the Crime Stoppers app. You may remain anonymous.
You can also submit tips by downloading APD’s mobile app, Austin PD, for free on iPhone and Android.
This is Austin’s 46th fatal traffic crash of 2021, resulting in 48 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2020, there were 35 fatal crashes resulting in 37 fatalities.
These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash and investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.