Good Samaritan fatally struck in hit-and-run while helping driver on 610 East at McCarty, police say

HOUSTON – A good Samaritan has died after he was hit while helping a driver change the tires on his vehicle Monday, the Houston Police Department said.

Officers responded to reports of a crash in the 9900 block of 610 East at the McCarty entrance around 7:23 p.m.

According to HPD, the driver of a silver Hyundai Santa Fe had a flat tire as he was traveling on North Loop East near Wallisville Road/the McCarty Road exit and stopped on the shoulder near the exit ramp.

Officers said a good Samaritan driving a white Dodge Ram pickup truck stopped ahead of the silver Hyundai and got out of his vehicle to assist the driver in changing the tire. A Toyota Corolla traveling westbound on the main lanes of the North Loop was struck from behind by an unknown vehicle and the impact pushed the Toyota onto the shoulder, HPD said. The Toyota then struck the Hyundai, the good Samaritan, and the pickup truck. According to investigators, the driver of the unknown vehicle fled the scene without stopping to render aid.

Officers said the victim, who is 42 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene by responding Houston Fire Department paramedics. The driver of the Toyota was transported to an area hospital in stable condition, HPD said.

Anyone with information on the identity of the wanted driver is urged to contact the HPD Hit-and-Run Unit at (713) 247-4072 or speak anonymously to Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS.