Early this morning at 7:25 a.m., a 68-year-old male pedestrian was pronounced dead after being struck by a vehicle on the main lanes of the freeway at 8600 North Loop East. The driver involved in the incident fled the scene without providing assistance to the victim, whose identity is currently being verified by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences, as reported by the City of Houston News.
Details about the vehicle, including its make or model, are yet to be disclosed, and the Houston Police Department's Vehicular Crimes Division, with Sergeant E. Alejandro and Officer J. Trevino at the helm, is actively investigating the hit-and-run. They are appealing to the public for any information that might lead to identifying the culpable party.
The Houston Fire Department paramedics who responded to the accident declared the pedestrian deceased on the scene, and with the driver at large, the case remains open and ongoing as law enforcement urges witnesses or anyone with knowledge pertaining to the incident to come forward. Contact can be made either directly through the HPD Hit and Run Unit at 713-247-4065 or anonymously via Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS for those preferring confidentiality.
