Taxi diver killed in 3-car pileup on Highway 59

HOUSTON – A taxi driver was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Tuesday on the Southwest Freeway near Weslayan.

Police said one driver fled the scene of the three-car pileup.

The crash, reported around midnight, caused two cars to end up on opposite ends of the freeway from the third car. When a 65-year-old driver tried to cross the Edloe/Buffalo Speedway exit ramp lanes to get to the other vehicles, he was hit by a fourth driver in a silver Nissan Rouge, police said. 

That driver stayed at the scene. Police said the driver showed no signs of intoxication. 

The victim was taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital where he was pronounced dead.

No charges were filed against the driver.

The wreck briefly shut down all main lanes of Highway 59.

The investigation is ongoing. Police said they are looking for the driver who left the scene.