Case: 24-1030159

Time: 2:26 a.m.

Date: April 12, 2024

Location: 1700 block of East Riverside Drive

Deceased: Aaron Alcala Hernandez, Hispanic male, 01/23/1987

Suspect (arrested): Dontay Waffer, Black male, 07/11/1990
 
                             

On Friday, April 12, 2024, at approximately 2:26 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian at the 1700 block of East Riverside Drive. The pedestrian, later identified as Aaron Alcala Hernandez, was pronounced deceased on scene. The driver of the vehicle, later identified as Dontay Waffer, was arrested and charged with Accident Involving Death and DWI.
 
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 24th fatal crash of 2024, resulting in 24 fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2023, 30 fatal crashes resulted in 30 fatalities.

These statements are from the initial assessment of the fatal crash, and the investigation is still pending. Fatality information may change.