Staff report
BUDA - The Buda Police Department is investigating a hit and run accident which resulted in the death of 67-year-old Viola Garcez.
On Saturday, Oct, 10, officers were dispatched to the H-E-B at 15300 Interstate 35, Buda, for a motor vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic accident. Upon arrival, officers learned Viola Garcez was struck in the middle of the crosswalk by a male subject driving a grey Chevrolet Silverado which had fled the scene heading south bound on the frontage road. Hays County Dispatch was provided with an update of the vehicle’s direction of travel and Kyle Police Department was able to locate the suspect vehicle and conduct a traffic stop. The suspect, identified as Jeffrey Conzemius (58), was charged with Accident Involving Death and transported to the Hays County Jail. He was held on a $60,000 surety bond and then released from jail the following day.
Garcez was transported by EMS to Seton Hays Medical Center where she succumbed to her injuries. An autopsy was performed and the stated preliminary cause of death was “multiple traumatic injuries”.
This case is still under investigation so if you have any information you believe is beneficial, please contact Detective Dustin Maxwell at 512 523-1045.
