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Two Pedestrians Killed in Separate Houston Hit-and-Runs Overnight

Detectives are still deciding on possible charges.

Overview

  • Houston police said two separate hit-and-run crashes overnight left two pedestrians dead in west Houston and Midtown.
  • At Eldridge and Westheimer, officers said a woman may have been in a crosswalk when a driver hit her and left.
  • A person of interest was detained in the west Houston case, and police have not announced any charges.
  • At Wheeler and Fannin in Midtown, police said a man lay down in the street under a blanket and was struck by a black sedan and a black Tahoe that kept going.
  • A third driver called 911 and did not hit the man, who later died at a hospital, and neither victim has been identified.