May 27, 2025
Traffic Fatality in the 4900 block of Burleson Road
Case: 25-1440069
Date: May 24, 2025
Time: 12:50 a.m.
Location: 4900 block of Burleson Road
Deceased: Juan Mario Martinez-Hernandez, Hispanic male, 8/4/88
Arrested: Angelo Francisco Pinheiro, Black male, 34 years of age
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On Saturday, May 24, 2025, at approximately 12:50 a.m., Austin Police Department (APD) officers responded to the 4900 block of Burleson Road for a collision between a pedestrian and a motor vehicle. When officers arrived on the scene, the driver of the vehicle had left the scene. The pedestrian, later identified as Juan Mario Martinez-Hernandez, was pronounced deceased on the scene.
At 1:29 a.m., a caller contacted 9-1-1 and advised that he had hit a pedestrian on Burleson Road. Officers went to the caller’s apartment, and made contact with him. He was identified as Angelo Pinheiro. Pinheiro gave officers a statement, and officers proceeded with a DWI investigation. Pinheiro was placed under arrest and transported to the Travis County jail. He was charged with DWI, a Class B misdemeanor, and Collision Involving Death, a 2nd degree felony.
This incident is being investigated as Austin’s 35th fatal crash of 2025, resulting in 39 fatalities. This investigation is ongoing. On the date of this crash in 2024, 29 fatal crashes resulted in 29 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.