Bobby Brooks, 56, killed by a school bus while riding his bicycle in a hit-and-run on Hansen Road in Houston, Texas
HPD: Man fatally struck by school bus
Anyone with information is asked to call the HPD hit-and-run unit at 713-247-4065 or CrimeStoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477).
Deadly crash is second serious school bus incident in two months
"The bus is unidentified, so to where it was going is still undetermined," HPD spokesman Kese Smith said.
School bus driver charged in fatal hit and run
No children were on board at the time, according to HPD.
School bus driver charged in fatal hit-and-run denies hitting anyone
The school bus driver charged in the hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist in southeast Houston Wednesday did not know she hit someone, her attorney said Friday.
Around 6:30 a.m. Wednesday on the 9000 block of Airport Boulevard, Bobby Brooks, 56, of Houston, was riding a bicycle southbound in the 8100 block of Hansen Road and entered the pedestrian crosswalk. An unidentified yellow school bus traveling northbound on Hansen turned right onto Airport and hit Brooks when making a legal right turn. Brooks was pronounced dead at the scene. The bus driver fled the scene.
Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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