HIT AND RUN

The parents KPRC 2′s Deven Clarke spoke to were filled with pride when talking about their daughter.

One Houston mother is hoping the public can help identify the driver who hit her 11-year-old son with a pickup truck and took off. It happened during her birthday celebration, Nov. 5, around 7 p.m. Her son is recovering in the hospital with a broken nose, arm and several fractures.

A west Houston bicyclist said he’s lucky to be alive after he was hit by a pickup truck and allegedly left for dead on Thursday.

Two Houston sisters are in the hospital with severe injuries after being struck by a hit and run driver Saturday morning.

Houston Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash that left a pedestrian dead on Friday morning.

LAREDO — During La Joya High’s Region IV-6A area round playoff matchup against San Antonio Stevens on Saturday, senior Mario Salinas called time to pause his at-bat. “What do you want me to do?” Salinas asked La Joya head coach Mario Flores. “We’re feeling really good, really strong. La Joya was in control with a 10-1 lead during the sixth inning. They want to rewrite history and put La Joya baseball on the map like we used to be before the split (from one school to three), and they’re doing it.

A good Samaritan is recovering after being injured during a hit-and-run crash on I-45.

HOUSTON – A pedestrian is dead and the driver accused of hitting him is on the run, police said. Officers said the man was struck in northwest Houston Sunday while crossing the street near North Shepherd and Thornton around 10:40 p.m. The man died at the scene and the driver kept going, police said. Investigators said if the driver stayed at the scene, they would not have been charged because the man was crossing out of a crosswalk. The driver could now face charges for failure to stop and render aid, investigators said.

HOUSTON – The Chapa family is asking for the public’s help in locating the person involved in a hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of 27-year-old Jessica Chapa. “Right here, this face every day when I came home is not going to be there no more that’s what I’m going to miss,” said Jessica’s father Juvenal Chapa. Jessica was driving a green jeep when a Gold pickup traveling northbound struck her vehicle as she was headed westbound. “He hit her and he left, left her there for dead,” said Juvenal. “I’m asking for the citizens of Houston in the northeast community here to help somebody saw something, somebody knows something.”Anyone with information, in this case, is urged to call the Houston Police Department Hit and Run Unit at 713-247-4072.

HOUSTON – Family and friends of Kathy Lynn, 63, are asking for the public’s help in finding the person responsible for her death. Lynn was hit and killed Thursday while crossing the street near the intersection of Westheimer Road and Interstate 610 in the Galleria area. The driver responsible never stopped to help and render aid and remains on the run. “Anytime you get involved in anything on the street of Westheimer in Houston you got to know there’s going to be surveillance footage,” Teare said. Teare had a message for the drivers responsible in both cases: “There’s no statute of limitations on this.

HOUSTON – Police said they are investigating a deadly hit-and-run in southwest Houston Monday. Officers said they were called to a crash around 2:56 a.m. about a crash in the 5800 block of Westheimer Road. Midwest officers are on a fatality crash at Westheimer and Fountain View. #hounews #houtrafficCC13 — Houston Police (@houstonpolice) October 26, 2020According to Sean Teare from the district attorney’s office, a pedestrian was hit while crossing the crosswalk by someone driving a white Toyota Camry. Police said the driver in the Toyota Camry was trying to beat the light.

HOUSTON – Editor’s note update: This victim has been identified as journalist and transgender activist Monica Roberts. A search is underway for a suspect after police said a woman was hit as she took out the trash in southwest Houston Tuesday. According to investigators, they are now reviewing surveillance video as they search for the driver who hit the woman, who has been identified as 58-year-old Monica Katrise Roberts. She said she was devastated to learn that a woman had been hit and killed by a vehicle near the dumpsters at the apartment complex. “It is sad and senseless.”According to HPD, there are no witnesses or surveillance video from the scene.

HOUSTON – A motorcyclist miraculously survived a crash that ended with him being dragged a half a mile down the East Freeway Tuesday, police said. According to officers, the motorcyclist was riding with a group when he sped up and lost control. Police said he hit a vehicle and fell off the motorcycle, which caught on fire. That’s when police said a white Chevy pickup truck hit him and dragged him down the East Freeway. The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive.

HOUSTON – Deputies said they are on the lookout for a dark-colored Dodge Ram pickup truck with front-end damage after a bicyclist was hit and killed Sunday night. Deputies said the incident happened at around 9 a.m. on Seven Mile Lane and William Tell Street in northeast Harris County. According to investigators, the truck went around a car that had stopped to make a turn and ended up hitting the bicyclist, then fled the scene. Deputies said the bicyclist died at the hospital. Anyone with information is urged to contact Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

HOUSTON – Charges have been filed against a hit-and-run suspect who was involved in a deadly crash in north Houston Wednesday night, police said. Police, along with the Houston Fire Department, said they responded to reports of the incident at 7100 Airline Dr. at around 7:25 p.m. When officials arrived at the scene, they said they found a man’s body under a vehicle. Palacios changed lanes, accelerated through the intersection and struck the pedestrian before fleeing the scene, authorities said. According to police, a witness traveling behind the suspect’s vehicle followed the truck and observed its bumper and license plate fall to the ground.