Driver flees after hit-and-run crash leaves one of his passengers dead in Houston, Texas
Modified Date:
Mon, 05/04/2015 - 3:28pmAccident Date:
Saturday, December 21, 2013Driver runs off after deadly rollover accident.
Police are looking for the driver who took off running after a deadly crash in southwest Houston.
HPD seeks pickup driver after hit-and-run leads to fatal crash.
Police are searching for the driver of a pickup who slammed into a utility pole late Sunday night, killing one of his passengers and injuring another as he sped away from an apparent hit-and-run wreck moments earlier in southwest Houston.
Police are searching for the driver of a pickup who slammed into a utility pole late Sunday night, killing one of his passengers and injuring another as he sped away from an apparent hit-and-run wreck moments earlier in southwest Houston.
The fatal wreck occurred about 11:15 p.m. in the 9400 block of the outbound Southwest Freeway frontage road near Bissonnet, according to the Houston Police Department.
Police said the driver of a red pickup was traveling southbound when he reportedly was involved in a traffic crash. He left the scene and was being followed by witnesses, police said, when he failed to remain in a single lane, veered from the road and smashed into a utility pole.
The driver jumped out of the crumpled truck and ran away. The front seat passenger was taken to a nearby hospital. The person's condition was not released, but police said the injuries were not life-threatening. The backseat passenger died.
No description of the driver was available. Police did not release details of the hit-and-run wreck that happened before the fatal crash.
Type: Car Accident
Topics:
Hit and RunRoadway:
Southwest Freeway frontage roadCity:
Houston, TXCounty:
Harris County, TXArea:
Houston, TX
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