A man was found dead in the roadway on the 1700 block of Greenhouse Road in West Houston late Sunday night, and deputies are investigating the cause of death.
According to Click2Houston, deputies were investigating the cause of death.
Erratic Behavior Before Death
Reports described a man acting erratically at an apartment complex before he was found in the roadway.
The Harris County Sheriff's Office is handling the investigation as deputies work to determine the cause of death.
What A Hit-And-Run Charge Would Require
Under Texas Transportation Code § 550.021, a driver involved in an accident resulting in death who fails to stop and render aid faces a second-degree felony, according to FindLaw. As explained by the L&L Law Group, Texas courts require prosecutors to prove that a driver actually knew an accident occurred; circumstantial evidence may establish that knowledge.
Answers may not come quickly. Toxicological testing and cause-of-death rulings can take several weeks or months to finalize. The man's family and the public may wait weeks or months for the medical examiner's office to determine what happened on Greenhouse Road.
A Corridor Already Under Scrutiny
The stretch of Greenhouse Road where the man died sits within Harris County Precinct 4, where local efforts such as the “Places for People” program have already targeted the corridor for sidewalk and dual-use sidepath improvements, according to information from Harris County Precinct 4. A separate $81 million infrastructure project was scheduled to go out for construction bidding this year to expand Greenhouse Road into a six-lane corridor with 10-foot-wide hike-and-bike lanes, as reported by Community Impact.
