Updated 02/03/2012 05:20 PM
Police charge man for overnight hit-and-run collision
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Booking photo of Nicolas Colunga
Austin police have identified the suspect in Friday morning’s hit-and-run collision as 22-year-old Nicolas Colunga.
Police say that just after 2 a.m., a maroon Chevrolet Impala was traveling west on Eighth Street when the driver ran a red light at San Jacinto Boulevard, striking three people who were in the crosswalk.
The driver fled the scene of the crash, but was chased down by a witness on a motorcycle and apprehended a few blocks away.
Of the three people who were struck, one was treated for minor injuries at the scene. The other two, a male and a female, were transported to University Medical Center Brackenridge. The male suffered non-life threatening injuries and the female, who has been identified as former Longhorn soccer player Kylie Doniak, was listed in critical but stable condition.
Colunga has been charged with two counts of failure to stop and render aid and one count of intoxication assault.
“Kylie Doniak, a senior forward on our soccer team, was injured early Friday morning in a pedestrian-auto accident in downtown Austin. Kylie is in the ICU unit of University Medical Center Brackenridge. Her parents have arrived from their home in Chino Hills, California, and they are on site now.
Per University policies, updates on her condition will be communicated by appropriate Athletics Department staff. We and the family appreciate the outreach and outpouring of support for Kylie.
She is a beloved student-athlete, not just here but in the entire collegiate soccer community. We appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers on her behalf."