A Harris County man has been taken into custody following a hit-and-run incident that resulted in the death of one pedestrian and injured another. Click2Houston reports that the event occurred on FM 1960 in the Memorial Hills area, prompting a response from deputies of the Harris County Precinct 4 Office yesterday morning. Officials declared one man dead at the scene while a woman was rushed to the hospital with injuries.
The two victims, while walking along the roadway shoulder, were struck, and then the driver fled. Harris County District Attorney's office has since charged 28-year-old Jonathan Ezequiel Rodriguez with multiple offenses, including intoxication manslaughter, intoxication assault, and failure to stop and render aid, as disclosed by FOX 26 Houston. Found displaying signs of intoxication and having refused a field sobriety test, the driver now faces a collective bond set at $750,000.
The identities of the pedestrians involved have not been disclosed, and the condition of the injured woman is currently unknown. Rodriguez is scheduled to appear in court tomorrow at 9 a.m.
