AUSTIN, Texas — A pedestrian has died five days after he was struck by a vehicle on North FM 620 Road in Austin, police said Thursday.
Austin police identified the pedestrian as 45-year-old John Michael Filley.
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Officers responded around 12:43 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the 13300 block of North FM 620 Road southbound.
Filley was taken to a local hospital, where he died from his injuries on Sept. 10, according to police. The driver remained at the scene, cooperated with the investigation and was not impaired, police said.
APD is investigating the collision as Austin’s 57th fatal crash of 2026, resulting in 57 deaths.
The investigation remains ongoing, and police said the preliminary information could change.
Anyone with information is asked to contact APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111. Anonymous tips can be submitted to Capital Area Crime Stoppers at 512-472-8477.