Case: 25-1990201

Date: Friday, July 18, 2025

Time: 3:07 a.m.

Location: 8000 block of S. IH 35 NB SRVD

Deceased: Nakia L. Dawson, Black male, 3/12/1975
 
On Friday, July 18, 2025, at approximately 3:07 a.m. Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a collision between a motor vehicle and a pedestrian in the 8000 block of S. IH 35 NB SRVD. The driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation. The pedestrian, later identified as Nakia L. Dawson, was transported to a local hospital and pronounced deceased on July 22, 2025, at 2:58 p.m.

This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 52nd fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 56 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2024, 43 fatal crashes resulted in 46 deaths.

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

Anyone with any information should contact APD's Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111. You may submit your tip anonymously through the Capital Area Crime Stoppers Program by visiting austincrimestoppers.org or calling 512-472-8477.