The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ranked Westheimer Road as the number one road for pedestrian deaths between 2021 and 2023.
Witnesses told police a group of other men may have chased the pedestrian onto the freeway where they were hit by several vehicles.
The pedestrian died at the scene and police said the driver stayed at the scene and was questioned, but it’s unclear if they will face any charges.
Houston police said the roadway was dark, and the driver remained at the scene to call 911.
A woman has been arrested, accused in a fatal hit and run crash along Seawall Boulevard which led to the death of a pedestrian on Thursday.
An investigation is underway after a woman was fatally struck by a Houston Police Department patrol vehicle on the Southwest Freeway feeder road Tuesday, officers said.
An investigation is underway after a woman was fatally struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Channelview Monday, deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.
An investigation is underway after a man was fatally struck by a vehicle during his morning walk in northeast Harris County Thursday morning, deputies with Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.
Officers with the Houston Police Department said they are looking for a woman accused of fatally striking another woman while driving in southeast Houston and then leaving the scene Monday.
Officers with the Houston Police Department are investigating after they said a homeless man was fatally struck by a vehicle in southwest Houston Wednesday.