Pedestrian hit, killed by DPS trooper near Capitol grounds

Fatal wreck

AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- Authorities are investigating after a man was hit and killed near the Texas State Capitol early Thursday morning.

Police say a Texas Department of Public Safety trooper hit and ran over a man in his 50s near West 13th and Colorado around 3:45 a.m. Thursday. The man was reportedly lying in the road.

Austin-Travis County EMS says the man was pronounced deceased about a half hour after crews responded to the scene.