HOUSTON – A person is dead, and the search is on for the driver who hit them early Wednesday morning in southwest Houston.
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It happened around 2:30 a.m., according to Sgt. Griffiths with Houston PD’s Vehicular Crimes Division, when witnesses said a person was walking along the freeway’s southbound main lanes on U.S. 59.
Traffic alert: Major crash with one confirmed fatality, possibly an Auto-Pedestrian accident located on IH-69 Southwest Freeway SB at Beechnut on the Bissonnet Exit Ramp. Numerous lanes are shut down for this investigation. 1st responders are on the scene, expect delays or use… pic.twitter.com/VQbz9iclNT
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Meanwhile, a driver taking the Beechnut exit, who witnesses say veered to try to avoid the pedestrian, but still hit them anyway.
The driver was then seen stopping, but did not turn around or try to help, and kept going.
“Even though a person can not be at fault in the crash, it’s still a crime if they leave the scene without rendering aid when someone is seriously injured or it’s a fatality, or if they leave the scene and don’t give information even on minor crashes,” Sgt. Griffiths explained. “That’s where the crime occurs, is when someone doesn’t stay on scene or doesn’t call or doesn’t give any information.”
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The pedestrian’s identity has not been released, as of this writing, and investigators have not shared any indication of who they might be.
Due to the crash, all of the southbound lanes were shut down for hours, and drivers were asked to find an alternate route while HPD continues its investigation. The roadway reopened shortly after 5 a.m.