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Baytown Patrol SUV Fatally Strikes Pedestrian on SH-146 as County Probe Begins

Investigators say the man entered the main lanes before the marked unit hit him.

Overview

  • The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. Sunday on SH-146 northbound near Port Road in the Shoreacres area, authorities said.
  • The Harris County Precinct 8 Constable's Office reported that the man walked onto the main lanes before being struck.
  • Baytown police said the on-duty officer was responding to a call at the time and was not injured.
  • The victim was described as a white man in his twenties, and officials have not released the names of those involved.
  • Prosecutors and Precinct 8 investigators are leading the inquiry, and scene video showed a Baytown police SUV with front-end damage.