A 33-year-old Waco man died early Thursday after a pickup truck struck him while he was running along the shoulder of FM 2490. Samuel Gee was pronounced dead at the scene, and his next of kin have since been notified, authorities said.
According to the Texas Department of Public Safety, troopers responded at about 5:45 a.m. Thursday to a vehicle-versus-pedestrian crash on FM 2490. Investigators say Gee was running south along the road's northbound shoulder when a northbound 2015 Ram 1500 struck him, according to FOX 44.
Driver Stayed Put as Troopers Investigate
The driver of the pickup remained at the scene until authorities arrived, FOX 44 reports. The outlet's account does not identify the driver by name, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation, per the same report.
Beyond confirming that Gee was running against the flow of northbound traffic when he was hit, neither outlet has released further details about the exact location along FM 2490, road conditions, or lighting at the time of the crash.
A Broader Pattern on Texas Roads
Gee's death adds to a grim statewide tally. Pedestrian fatalities across Texas totaled 695 in 2025, according to the Texas Department of Transportation. The agency also maintains a public data portal tracking pedestrian and pedalcyclist fatality trends across the state.
Similar tragedies have played out elsewhere in Texas in recent days. In Arlington, police said they were investigating an early-morning auto-pedestrian collision that killed an adult male, according to a report from the City of Arlington Police Department.
For now, the circumstances that led to Thursday's crash near China Spring remain unresolved, and no additional details on potential citations or charges have been released.
