Police looking for driver who hit, left man for dead in SW Houston
Man left for dead after getting hit by oncoming driver in southwest Houston (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – Authorities are looking for a driver who hit a man with their car and left them for dead overnight Thursday in southwest Houston.
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It happened around 1:15 a.m. when police said a driver was going westbound on Bissonnet Street and Keegan Road. Simultaneously, an unidentified man was trying to cross the northbound roadway when he was hit by the driver and died at the scene.
Meanwhile, police said the driver did not stop and is actively searching for what was only described as a 4-door sedan, possibly blue or black.
ALSO UNDER INVESTIGATION: Deadly hit-and-run crash on US 59 at Beechnut offramp shuts down highway, search underway for driver
No additional information has been shared as of this writing, but if you have any information, you’re asked to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
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