ROBERTS

by KAY RICHTER

A Buda man died after being struck by a vehicle early Saturday morning as he walked along the inside lane of the southbound access road of Interstate 35 near Cabela’s.

Donald Scott Roberts, 28, was hit by a 2009 Honda Civic driven by Nathaniel Villegas of Buda at about 5:15 a.m. According to Texas Department of Public Safety spokesperson, Lisa Block, Villegas was treated for non-incapacitating injuries at the scene.

Investigators said that Roberts was returning home from his job as a bartender at Comfort Suites in Buda.

According to the victim’s brother, Mike Stuart, also a Buda resident, Roberts did not own a vehicle and was planning to purchase one in the near future.

Roberts leaves behind his wife, Nancy Roberts, 23, and his infant son, DJ (Dorian Jake). His wife described him as an aspiring musician.

“He loved playing the guitar, and every morning he would play the guitar for our son,” Nancy Roberts said.

Stuart also described Roberts as a musically inclined person.

“He wrote all kinds of music including rap and hip hop but his passion was always the guitar,” Stuart said.

Robert’s mother, Carolyn Deripasak, indicated that her son often liked to walk places.

“This allowed him to have more time to think,” Deripasak said.

She also described her son as fun and outgoing.

“He could make me smile just by walking in(to) the room,” Deripasak said.

Funeral services are planned for Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the Shien-Shelton Funeral Home located in Skiatook, Oklahoma.