Elijah Perales ID’d as Motorcyclist Killed in Austin Crash on Mopac near North Capital
Austin, Texas (January 10, 2019) – The motorcyclist who was killed last month in a traffic accident in North Austin has been identified as Elijah Perales, 22, according to police.
The deadly accident occurred at about 8:30 p.m. Friday, December 21 in the southbound lanes of Mopac near the N. Capital of Texas Highway intersection.
Police said Perales was on his motorcycle stopped on the right shoulder of southbound Mopac when an SUV heading southbound veered right and hit him.
The SUV driver stopped at the scene and complied with investigators.  Perales was declared deceased at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information regarding this accident is urged to contact APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit Detectives at (512) 974-6935.