AUSTIN, Texas – A pedestrian is dead after he was hit by a car in South Austin overnight on Friday.

Around 3:40 a.m. Austin police were called to the intersection of Bluebonnet Lane and South Lamar Boulevard for a deadly crash.

A man in his 30s was hit and killed by a car while he was crossing the street. Austin/Travis County EMS pronounced the man dead at the scene.

South Lamar Boulevard was shut down for several hours while police investigated the crash.

The driver was taken in by police for possible driving while intoxicated.