Search underway for hit-and-run driver after man killed in NW Houston

HOUSTON – Investigators say a man died after he was hit by a car overnight in northwest Houston.

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It happened around 2 a.m. when the Houston Police Department said officers with the Vehicular Crimes Division were called out to Hempstead near Hwy 290. That’s where they found a man dead in the street.

Based on preliminary evidence, police said it looked like the man was walking on the roadway when a driver hit him and kept on going.

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There was no information shared on the vehicle, but police said they would be looking into surveillance cameras in the area and looking for any witnesses.