HOUSTON – A search is underway for the driver of a pickup truck that hit a motorcyclist near downtown Houston early Saturday, according to Houston Police.
According to HPD Lt. J. Buttitta, the crash occurred at around 2 a.m. in the 1900 block of Allen Parkway near Taft Street.
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Witnesses told investigators that a black Dodge Ram pickup truck jumped the curb on Allen Parkway, striking a motorcyclist.
The motorcyclist died at the scene.
It took two wrecker drivers to dislodge the motorcycle from underneath the truck. @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/14KYSotEsc
— Rilwan Balogun (@KPRC2Rilwan) October 15, 2022
Police said the driver of the pickup truck fled the scene before officers arrived.
Buttitta said witnesses provided a “basic description” of the driver fleeing the scene, which was later referred to HPD’s Hit and Run Division.
The motorcyclist was identified as a 26-year-old man. His name was not released.
Anyone with information in this case is asked to call HPD Hit and Run Division at 713-247-4072 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.