Tania Rodriuguez, 11, killed in car crash at SW Freeway and Westpark Drive in Houston, Texas

Modified Date: 
Sun, 12/03/2017 - 11:44am
Accident Date: 
Saturday, January 23, 2016

HPD: Child killed in hit-and-run crash in southwest Houston

An 11-year-old child was killed in a hit-and-run accident in southwest Houston.Police responded to the accident scene at SW Freeway and Westpark Drive, just after 6pm Saturday.Everyone in the truck, expect the front passenger were taken to the hospital, according to authorities. The front passenger was able to give police a statement.Police are searching for the driver of the car that took off.

HPD: Child killed in hit-and-run crash at SW Freeway and Westpark Drive

A child was killed in a hit-and-run accident in southwest Houston.The crash occurred at SW Freeway and Westpark Drive, just after 6pm Saturday.

Child killed in hit-and-run crash in southwest Houston

Investigators say the pickup truck was crossing the intersection, driving northbound on the service road of the SW Freeway when a red vehicle clipped the truck. The truck slammed into a concrete column. The driver of the red vehicle kept going.Everyone in the truck, expect the front passenger were taken to the hospital, according to authorities. Two adult males were inside the truck along with five children.The front passenger was able to give police a statement.Police are searching for the driver of the red car, possibly a Chevrolet Cobalt or Cavalier. The car may have damage to the left front panel and bumper area.Anyone with information is asked to call the Houston Police Department.

11-year-old dead, five others injured in hit and run in SW Houston

HOUSTON - An 11-year-old girl was killed and five others were injured in a hit and run accident Saturday evening in southwest Houston. According to officers on the scene, the injured victims included four children and one adult. Investigators said a red colored vehicle sideswiped a pick-up full of children and then failed to stop after the truck crashed into a concrete pillar.  Police are currently looking for the driver who allegedly caused the crash. The crash happened at 59 and the West Park Tollway around 6:30 p.m.

HPD: Child killed in hit-and-run crash in southwest Houston

An 11-year-old child was killed in a hit-and-run accident in southwest Houston.Police responded to the accident scene at SW Freeway and Westpark Drive, just after 6pm Saturday.Everyone in the truck, expect the front passenger were taken to the hospital, according to authorities. Two adult males were inside the truck along with five children.The front passenger was able to give police a statement.Police are searching for the driver of the car that took off.

Identity released of child killed in hit-and-run-crash in SW Houston, family pleads for help

You don't know the pain you left this family. They say they don't have any leads on that car that left the scene. That car did not stop."Tania was an angel," Cayetano Rodriguez said. The father of an 11-year old girl killed in an accident at Westpark and the Southwest Freeway says he was taking his five children out to heat when a car came out of nowhere and hit them. That driver kept going.Rodriguez and all of his children were taken to the hospital.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Tania Rodriuguez

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