A 15-year-old girl was struck by a pickup truck while crossing East Kingsbury Street near Seguin High School on Tuesday morning, and the driver kept going without stopping. Seguin Police say the collision happened around 8:07 a.m. as the teen made her way across the street, sending her to a local hospital for evaluation with pain from the impact to her right hip.
According to Seguin Today, the truck involved was a dark-colored, older-model pickup with rust spots, and the victim believes the driver was male. Emergency medical personnel responded to the scene at the intersection of North King Street and East Kingsbury Street before transporting her for further care. The driver and vehicle had not been identified as of publication, and the Seguin Police Department is asking anyone with information to call 830-379-2123.
Truck Fled West After Sideswiping Teen
Local reporting on police updates indicates the pickup continued traveling westbound on East Kingsbury Street without stopping after sideswiping the teenager, according to Seguin Today. That detail gives residents and nearby businesses a specific direction to check dashcam or security footage against as investigators try to track down the truck. The station's earlier report also notes the crash site sits close to Seguin High School at 1221 E. Kingsbury St., explaining why a student was crossing there during the morning commute.
Anonymous tips on the case can be submitted through Guadalupe County Crime Stoppers online, by phone at 1-877-403-8477, or via the P3 Tips app, according to the City of Seguin. Callers who use the service receive a unique ID number and may qualify for a cash reward if their tip leads to an arrest or indictment.
What the Fleeing Driver Could Face
Texas law treats failing to stop and render aid as a serious criminal matter. Under Texas Transportation Code § 550.021, a driver involved in a collision resulting in personal injury who flees the scene faces up to five years in state prison or up to one year in county jail, along with a fine of up to $5,000, according to FindLaw. If the victim suffers serious bodily injury, the charge can be elevated to a third-degree felony carrying 2 to 10 years in prison, and a fatal hit-and-run becomes a second-degree felony punishable by 2 to 20 years, per Saputo Toufexis.
A Wider Pattern on Texas Roads
The Seguin case follows a similar hit-and-run just a day earlier, when a 36-year-old New Braunfels man was killed changing a tire on SH 172 after a driver struck him and fled. Statewide, pedestrian crashes remain rare but disproportionately deadly: Texas Department of Transportation data shows pedestrian collisions make up only about 1 percent of total traffic crashes, yet pedestrian deaths account for roughly 19 percent of all roadway fatalities in the state, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The same agency's crash data recorded 772 pedestrian deaths and 1,455 serious pedestrian injuries across 6,095 pedestrian-involved crashes statewide in 2024.
Teenagers face particular risk near school zones and busy arterial roads. Research compiled by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute found that 60 percent of motor vehicle crashes involving teens aged 14 to 18 in Texas resulted in fatalities or severe injuries, according to the Center for Transportation Safety, prompting state-supported pedestrian safety initiatives at high schools.
Seguin's Push for Safer Streets
The crash comes as Seguin works to overhaul its street network amid rapid growth. The city secured $30 million in federal infrastructure funding earlier this year to widen major corridors and build safer pedestrian walkways, as Hoodline reported in Feds Drop $30M on Seguin Streets. A separate $47 million project to widen SH 123 is also underway, part of a broader effort to add sidewalks and medians across the city.
Unsolved traffic fatalities have haunted Guadalupe County before. Cold cases include the July 1983 death of 23-year-old Dalia Soto, who was found beaten and run over along the roadside on the south end of Seguin, according to FOX 7 Austin. That history underscores why investigators are pressing for tips now, while leads in the search for the dark pickup and its driver are still fresh.
