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Man in Wheelchair Killed in Southeast Houston Crosswalk as Police Search for Small White Sedan

Investigators will use scene evidence, including nearby surveillance footage, to try to identify the fleeing driver.

Overview

  • Police say a man in a wheelchair was struck and killed while using a marked crosswalk at Westover Drive and Telephone Road around 10 p.m. Friday.
  • Officers responded to the scene, the victim was taken to a hospital where he was later pronounced dead, and his name has not been released.
  • Witnesses and officers reported the driver did not stop; police described the vehicle as a small white sedan and are treating the case as a fatal hit-and-run.
  • Investigators processed the intersection overnight, collected evidence that included wreckage from the wheelchair seen in scene video, and reopened the road by about 5 a.m.
  • HPD is scanning nearby surveillance and reviewing video to identify the car and driver, and further updates or an arrest could follow as investigators trace the vehicle.