Man Killed Crossing North Freeway
POSTED: Monday, January 29, 2007
UPDATED: 7:53 am CST January 29,
2007
HOUSTON -- A man was struck and killed by a vehicle as he tried to cross the North Freeway early Monday, KPRC Local 2 reported.Houston police said the man tried to cross the northbound lanes of the freeway near Airline Drive at about 1 a.m.The driver of a sport utility vehicle struck the pedestrian, police said.The man died at the scene. The Harris County Medical Examiner's Office will determine his idenity.Several lanes of the freeway were closed to traffic while police investigated the accident.Police said several officers recognized the man as a homeless man who often panhandled for money."I talked to some North Shepherd units who work this area all the time," Officer Lloyd Morrison said. "They said they've seen him several times out with his cardboard sign panhandling for money. He always has a beer can with him."The driver was not injured or ticketed.
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