Police are searching for a vehicle that fled after hitting and killing a pedestrian Wednesday morning in northeast Houston, one of two fatal pedestrian accidents in the city within minutes.
The incident took place in the 7900 block of Attwater Street before 6:45 a.m. A vehicle was traveling at a very fast speed when it struck the victim based on skid marks on the road, according to Houston police. A second vehicle accidentally ran down the victim, and the driver of that car stopped and called police while providing aid to the victim. The first vehicle involved likely has extensive damage, police said.
In the northwest part of the city, a vehicle fatally hit a pedestrian in the 4400 block of Gessner Road near Clay Road. A westbound pickup on Clay Road was approaching the Gessner intersection at about 5:55 a.m. when it hit a man in his 30s who was crossing the street, according to police. The driver remained on the scene after the accident, police said. There is no word on what caused both crashes and the identities of the victims involved.
Authorities are investigating both crashes.
April 15, 2015
Source: ABC13 Houston
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