AUSTIN, TX – Police in Austin have released new details regarding the death of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle last month.

CBS Austin reports the victim of the June 29 incident has been identified as 40-year-old Miguel Guerrero-Garcia.  The crash occurred on East Ben White Boulevard near Austin-Bergstrom International Airport at about 11 a.m.

Investigators determined that a Jeep Wrangler and a box truck collided as both vehicles were merging into the center lane.

The impact sent the Jeep into the outside lane, where it struck Guerrero-Garcia. At the time, he was picking up bags of mulch that had fallen from his trailer onto the roadway.  Guerrero-Garcia was declared dead at the scene.

Anyone with further information regarding the accident was asked to contact the Highway Investigation Tip Line or Crime Stoppers.

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