Mother dies in crash after trying to check on children following hit-and-run in northeast Houston, police say

HOUSTON – Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating a crash they said killed a woman while her children were in the back seat in northeast Houston Sunday.

It happened southbound Highway 59 and north of Kingwood Drive around 7 p.m.

Officers said there was a minor hit-and-run crash on the freeway. A woman driving a red Honda Civic stopped in one of the lanes to get out and check on her children in the back seat.

As she got out, a white Chevrolet Sierra attempted to avoid the Civic, but struck the woman instead, police.

According to investigators, a third incident happened and a red Chevrolet Sierra rear-ended the woman’s vehicle, causing her to be thrown a good distance after the impact. Police said the woman died from her injuries.

Police said the red truck that struck the woman’s Civic remained at the scene. Both drivers cooperated with authorities and were released.