Family of killed jogger thanks police

AUSTIN (KXAN) - The family of a 38-year-old man who was hit and killed while on a jog is thanking police for their help in the investigation as well as the community, family and friends for their "generosity and love" during this difficult time.

Mark Gobble's sister, Dee Dee Fenwick, thanked investigators for their "help and cooperation" in nabbing the 20-year-old suspect in the death, Roman Jesus Turullos-Gonzalez.

In addition Fenwick said she was "overwhelmed with the generosity and love" from the community, friends and family.

Family statement

"My name is Dee Dee Fenwick and I am the sister of Mark Gobble. Our family, including Mark's wife Leslie, would like to to take this opportunity to thank the Austin Police Department for their help and cooperation in finding and apprehending the hit and run driver.

"We are overwhelmed with the generosity and love of the community, friends and family.

"At this time, our family has no further comment and we would appreciate your respecting our privacy as we prepare for Mark's funeral. Thank you.

Thank you,
Dee Dee Fenwick"

Turullos-Gonzalez turned himself in to police in connection with the Sunday hit-and-run death.

Police had been asking the public for help in finding him and had a warrant issued for his arrest.

While Turullos-Gonzalez turned himself in Tuesday night, he was already out on bond by Wednesday morning.

Turullos-Gonzalez is charged with third-degree felony of failure to stop and render aid.

Gobble was out jogging early Sunday when he was hit by a car. Gobble was a former administrator and instructor at Texas School for the Deaf, and he himself was deaf.

Gobble died later at University Medical Center Brackenridge.

Turullos-Gonzalez allegedly drove away from the 6300 block of West Slaughter Lane and abandoned his Toyota Tacoma a few blocks away, where police found it.

Austin police said the investigation showed Turullos-Gonzalez left the south side of the roadway and crossed into the westbound lanes -- where he allegedly hit Gobble.

Gobble's death is the 36th traffic death of the year -- the seventh hit-and-run death. At this time in 2011, there were 24 traffic deaths.

Services for Gobble are scheduled for Thursday at 1 p.m. at Mercury Hall, 615 Cardinal Lane . Arrangements are being handled by Weed-Corley-Fish North , 3125 N. Lamar Blvd.

Suspect's criminal history

Turullos-Gonzalez has had some run-ins with the law, including misdemeanor possession of marijuana and felony possesion charges from 2010.

The Travis County district clerk said police had been brought in Turullos-Gonzalez several times to make sure he was fulfilling the terms of his probation and that he was in the drug-diversion court program , called SHORT.

Pedestrian deaths in Austin

Pedestrian crashes have been on the rise. They rose sharply in 2011 citywide.

Some 17 people were killed in auto-pedestrian crashes in Austin in 2011, up from 10 deaths in 2010.

APD has documented 128 intersections citywide that are dangerous for pedestrians -- those with 3 or more accidents since 2008.

Police are being reassigned to the city's most dangerous areas for pedestrians. A new strategy focuses on groups of officers saturating areas where there have been a large number of auto-pedestrian crashes.

Most dangerous intersections for walkers

Congress & Cesar Chavez	8
5th & Lavaca	8
Lamar & St Johns	7
Congress & Woodward (Lightsey)	7
100 4th (E*W)	6
9300 I 35 S WF	6
Riverside Dr & Crossing Pl	6
Bluebonnet & Lamar	6
700 7th E	6
Congress & 4th	6
600 Congress S	5
Lavaca & 6th	5
Lamar & Manchaca Rd	5
Jollyville & Braker	5
Lamar & Rutland	5
1st St & Riverside	5
1600 Congress S	5
Jones & Manchaca	5
Barton Springs & 1st St	5
1300 Congress S	5
100 8th (e*w)	5
600 1st S	5
Barton Springs & Robert E Lee	5
Guadalupe & 38th St W	5
1700 Rutland	5
Congress & Barton Springs	5
Congress & Alpine/Pickle	4
Riverside & Tinnin Ford (also Burton)	4
1000 41ST ST E	4
Lamar & Rundberg	4
Congress Av & 7th St E	4
Congress & 2nd	4
100 Riverside (E&W)	4
5700 Manchaca	4
Riverside & Royal Crest	4
Riverside Dr & Montopolis	4
Nueces & 21st	4
Airport & 12th	4
Red River & 12th	4
500 San Jacinto	4
1200 Congress S	4
1100 AIRPORT BLVD	4
Congress & 3rd	4
Guadalupe & 5th	4
Capital of Texas & Waymaker	4
Barton Springs & Riverside	4
9200 North Plz	4
Capital of Texas & Wildridge	4
Guadalupe & 29th St	4
45th & Shoal Creek	4
800 Rutland	4
7th & San Jacinto	4
2400 Guadalupe	4
11066 Pecan Park Bl	4
Speedway & 30th	3
600 Barton Springs	3
Manchaca & Slaughter	3
45th & Red River	3
2000 Oltorf E	3
12100 Metric Bl	3
600 Red River	3
2300 Lamar S	3
San Jacinto & 4th	3
2500 Congress S	3
Parmer & Metric	3
MLK & San Jacinto	3
3900 Congress S	3
2500 Riverside E	3
Lamar & 51st	3
Congress S & Industrial	3
Barton Springs & Dawson	3
3500 Lamar S	3
2215 Town Lake Ci	3
I 35 SB Svc Rd & 6th St	3
Guadalupe & 2nd	3
Dean Keeton & Harris Park (Park Pl)	3
Congress & MLK	3
800 Rundberg W	3
Wm Cannon & Bluff Springs	3
I 35 SB Svc Rd & 7th	3
710 Ben White E	3
24th & Nueces	3
2200 Guadalupe	3
1st St & Ben White EB Svc Rd	3
San Antonio & 3rd W	3
Red River & 8th St	3
Lamar & Barton Skyway	3
7th & Red River	3
5th & West	3
1900 William Cannon W	3
1900 Oltorf E	3
Speedway & 35th	3
Guadalupe & Dean Keeton	3
Riverside & Grove Blvd	3
Congress & Oltorf	3
7th & Pleasant Valley	3
4400 Riverside E	3
1600 Barton Springs	3
12901 I 35 N EF	3
Wm Cannon & S. Congress	3
Manor & Susquehanna	3
Lamar & Morrow	3
8900 Lamar N	3
8071 Lamar Bl N	3
Riverside & Wickersham	3
I 35 NB Svc Rd & Ben White E eb	3
Guadalupe & 8th	3
500 6th E	3
300 MLK W	3
Rutland & Mearns Meadow	3
Brodie & Silk Oak	3
Nueces & 5th	3
Lamar & Lamar Square	3
6600 Elm Creek	3
500 5th W	3
400 7th E	3
2100 Burton	3
1900 Guadalupe	3
Congress Av & 5th St	3
2110 Slaughter W	3
Lamar & 10th	3
West Gate & Jones	3
San Jacinto & 6th St	3
500 Canyon Ridge W	3
2200 Oltorf E	3
11900 Jollyville	3
Lamar & Oltorf	3
9616 Lamar N	3