Case:  25-1401638
 
Time:  11:44 p.m.
 
Date:  Tuesday, May 20, 2025
 
Location:  4100 South Congress Avenue
 
Deceased:  Bobby Wayne Carr, White male, 11/01/1959
 
On May 20, 2025, at 11:44 p.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to the reports of a crash that involved a pedestrian on a bike and an unknown vehicle in the 4100 block of South Congress Avenue. The driver of the unknown vehicle left the scene and did not stop to render aid or call 9-1-1. The cyclist, later identified as Bobby Wayne Carr, was transported to local hospital.
 
On June 9, 2025, Mr. Carr died from injuries he suffered as a result of the crash.
 
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 42nd fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 46 fatalities. On the date of this crash in 2024, 27 fatal crashes resulted in 27 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.  A reward of up to $1,000 may be available for any information that leads to an arrest.