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Man running across street in west Houston hit by car, left for dead

Man left for dead on Westheimer after hit by SUV (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Authorities are looking for a driver accused of hitting a man in west Houston late Sunday night and leaving him for dead.

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It happened around 11:30 p.m. when the Houston Police Department said they found a man dead on Westheimer Road off Fondren. Police said the unidentified man was reported running northbound on Westheimer to try and beat traffic when he was hit by a black SUV going westbound.

Man left for dead on Westheimer after hit by SUV (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

The driver kept going though, and authorities said the man was left behind and died from his injuries.

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No additional information has been shared as of this writing, but police are continuing their investigation.


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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