HOUSTON – Harris County deputies are investigating after they said a person was fatally struck Wednesday in a hit-and-run.
Deputies said it happened on the Eastex Freeway service road near East Mount Houston when a driver hit the victim and then fled the scene.
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Our traffic investigators and @HCSO_D2Patrol deputies are at the scene of a fatal pedestrian crash at Eastex Fwy and E Mount Houston. The striking vehicle fled the scene.
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All southbound service road lanes are temporarily shut down at the intersection. #hounews pic.twitter.com/vWZrhwdlnn
All southbound service road lanes are temporarily shut down at the intersection.
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