Driver flees after hitting, killing man in south Houston
Updated 1:25 pm CST, Tuesday, January 7, 2020
The locations of two separate fatal crashes on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, are seen on Google Maps.
A 72-year-old man was hit and killed Tuesday morning while walking along Almeda Road and police are searching for the driver who fled the scene.
The man was walking along the east side of Almeda near West Orem Road about 7:30 a.m. when a vehicle struck and killed him, according to police.
The driver sped off before checking on the man's condition, police said.
Anyone with information is urged to call Houston Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
The man's death was the second on a Houston roadway Tuesday morning.
Earlier around 5:45 a.m., a motorcyclist was killed when he crashed into an 18-wheeler that had pulled out onto Mykawa Road near East Orem Drive, police said.