Houston police are currently investigating a tragic incident that led to the death of a 29-year-old male, now identified as Armando Amezquita. According to the information recently released, the fatal crash took place in the early hours of Saturday, around 3:05 a.m., at 12700 West Hardy Road service road.
Officers from the HPD Vehicular Crimes Division, including Sergeant J. Richards and Officer J. Trevino, reported the sequence of events leading up to the accident. Amezquita was standing in the southbound main lanes of West Hardy where there was no intersection or crosswalk to, safely cross. Tragically, a gray Toyota Tundra pickup truck traveling in the same direction struck Amezquita, and he was pronounced dead at the scene by responding paramedics from the Houston Fire Department.
The driver of the Toyota Tundra stayed behind following the accident. Houston police determined that the driver was not impaired and he was later questioned and released. As of now, there arise no charges, with the investigation still ongoing, according to an official statement provided on the City of Houston's news site.
This tragic event serves again to remind the hazards of the road, whether one is behind the wheel or on foot. The area where Amezquita lost his life bore no signs of a pedestrian crossing, yet the circumstances that led to him to stand in harm's way remain under investigation. Police are asking anyone with information about this fatal incident to come forward as they continue to thoroughly sort what has occurred.
