THE Austin Police Department (APD) is asking for help identifying a suspect in a hit-and-run crash over the weekend.
Authorities said the crash happened just before 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 15 in the 1200 block of W. Parmer Lane in North Austin.
According to FOX 7 Austin, the man suspected in the crash reportedly stole beer from a nearby 7/11, then got in his vehicle and turned west on Parmer Lane.
The suspect, CrimesChroniclers learnt, struck a motorcyclist, causing them to crash and suffer non-life-threatening injuries.
The suspect then fled westbound on W. Parmer Lane in the eastbound lanes, before turning onto Scofield Farms Drive.
The suspect has been described as a Black male in his early 20s to early 30s with a thin build and short to average height.
His car is described as a black or dark four-door sedan.
