Houston authorities are currently piecing together the tragic circumstances that led to a woman's death late Saturday night on the Southwest Freeway, as per reports by the Houston Police Department. The 36-year-old victim, whose name hasn't been released pending formal identification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, was fatally struck by a car while she lay in the roadway.
The incident took place at the 9001 Southwest Freeway service road around 11:20 p.m., and despite the efforts of paramedics who arrived swiftly at the scene, the woman was pronounced dead there, the service road was consequently a hive of emergency activity as law enforcement cordoned off the area. According to cityofhouston.news, the driver, a 53-year-old male piloting a black Honda Accord was not found to be impaired following the accident and was subsequently released by the authorities.
HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant R. Dallas and Officer L. Fenoglio are leading the investigation
The male driver, cooperating with the investigation, has not been charged as Sergeant Dallas and Officer Fenoglio continue to uncover the events leading to this incident.
