Case:  23-0251142    
 
Time:  7:45 p.m.
 
Date:  Wednesday, January 25, 2023       
 
Location:  8700 block of Balcones Club Drive
 
Deceased:  Wenwu Cai, Asian male, 8/16/1954

On Wednesday, January 25, 2023, at approximately 7:45 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to a crash between a sedan and a pedestrian, Wenwu Cai, in the 8700 block of Balcones Club Drive. Cai was taken to a hospital, where he died on February 4. The driver of the sedan stayed on the scene and is cooperating with the investigation.

This incident is being investigated as Austin's 8th fatal crash of 2023, resulting in eight fatalities for the year. On the date of this crash in 2022, there were a total of four fatal crashes that resulted in five deaths.

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