HOUSTON – A pedestrian was struck and killed late Sunday night in Spring, marking the second serious auto-pedestrian crash in the Houston area in just two days, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies and EMS responded around 12:07 a.m. to Louetta Road and Carrot Street, where they found a pedestrian lying in the roadway and a white sedan stopped several hundred feet away. EMS pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene.
Sgt. B. Beaty said the driver remained at the location and is cooperating with investigators. The sheriff’s office Vehicular Crimes Division is leading the investigation.
Family members of the victim arrived at the scene, telling deputies the man may have been walking home from church. Those details have not been confirmed.
The deadly crash comes two days after a separate auto-pedestrian incident Friday night on JFK Boulevard in Houston, where a man crossing outside a crosswalk was hit and critically injured.
State data shows pedestrians account for roughly one in six traffic deaths in Texas. National reports also rank Houston among the most dangerous cities for people walking.
Westheimer recorded 19 pedestrian deaths in a two-year span, while FM 1960 recorded 11, both corridors included in the city’s High Injury Network targeted for safety improvements under Houston’s Vision Zero plan.
The City of Houston has been asked for updated pedestrian fatality totals for 2025 and details on any upcoming street-safety changes. Officials have not yet responded.