Police investigating after driver hits, kills man crossing highway

FRIENDSWOOD, Texas – Police are investigating after a driver hit and killed a 75-year-old man who was trying to cross a five-lane highway in Friendswood Saturday night.

According to police, the man was in the 2400 block of FM 528 just west of Sunmeadow when a red 2015 Ford Festiva hit him in the westbound lanes.

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The 18-year-old in the Festiva stopped and waited for authorities. Police said he was not injured and did not appear to be intoxicated.

No charges were filed. The Galveston County District Attorney's Office sent a special prosecutor to the scene, standard procedure in fatal crashes.