Leslie Nassar, the 43-year-old Australian man behind a number of bitingly funny Twitter parody accounts, died Saturday morning after a drunk-driving hit and run in Nampa, Idaho.

Police say his daughters, a 3-year-old and an 8-year-old, were found on the scene with minor injuries after the suspect's vehicle fled the area. Nasser was rushed to hospital, where he was pronounced deceased.

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Tributes flowed for "digital guru" online, after news spread of his passing. He was known for his work developing moderation technology for Australia's most Twitter-led panel show, Q&A, as well as for creating the much-loved "Fake Stephen Conroy" account — a satirical handle impersonating Australia’s ex-communications minister.

So sad. The engineering genius behind #QandA @leslienassar is gone. My thoughts are with his wife & daughters who he loved so much — Peter McEvoy (@petermcevoy) October 23, 2016

The only good part of today is knowing that @leslienassar would be completely mortified by all the glowing tributes flowing for him. — Nic Christensen (@nicchristensen) October 23, 2016

Leslie would have found this side destroyingly funny pic.twitter.com/kV6mI6hqNg — danyell ghoulan (@dannolan) October 23, 2016

But perhaps the sardonic and most-loved of Nassar's offerings was "Department of Australia," a Twitter handle mistaken for an official government account almost daily, whose output is a hilarious re-writing on current events — not-unlike The Onion, but perhaps even darker and more "Australian" in its sensibilities.

For millennia, man has looked to the skies and asked himself, "what's it like to fuck birds?" pic.twitter.com/lyzt9xEFCu — Dept of Australia (@deptofaustralia) October 19, 2016

It's a good time to remove your koala from the freezer for Sunday brunch. Share your tips on preparing our national food. pic.twitter.com/ncfiI6YN7C — Dept of Australia (@deptofaustralia) October 15, 2016

Please don't grab Australia's pussy. https://t.co/4MZitAE93C — Dept of Australia (@deptofaustralia) October 13, 2016

Friends and fans alike have been honouring Nassar on Twitter and Facebook today, and have set up a donation page for his family.