Investigators are still trying to identify the pedestrian.

The woman had just gotten off a bus with her children.

The Wharton Police Department said it happened in the southbound lanes of US 59 near Ponderosa Road.

Giant LED touchscreen kiosks tower over city sidewalks all throughout the region. The kiosks are part of a program launched in 2021 by the Mayor’s Office of Innovation.

In the past month, 14-year-old Logan Dark was hit and killed by a driver while riding his bike near Katy. A 61-year-old man was hit and killed while walking his dog in Sugar Land. Fort Bend County sheriff Eric Fagan said tragedies like this are on the rise.

According to Sugar Land Public Information Officer Doug Adolph, the call came in at approximately 8:23 p.m.

The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said units responded to a fatal crash involving a pedestrian Saturday.

A 5-year-old girl has been taken to the hospital in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle Saturday.

A bicyclist is dead after being struck by an 18-wheeler in Kingwood Wednesday, police said.

Data gathered by AAA shows there’s still a lot of work that needs to be done to ensure this type of technology can actually save lives. Zuber continues by saying research also shows that this driver assistance technology disengaged with little notice to the driver. “These are not meant to be automated vehicles, and these advance driver assistance systems are not 100% reliable,” Zuber said. Most eye-opening of all, AAA’s research shows pedestrian detection systems are also not to be trusted because the emergency braking systems perform inconsistently. “Those pedestrian detection systems are not very reliable.

A pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle in west Houston Friday night. Shortly after 9:40 p.m. Friday, officers responded to reports of an auto-pedestrian accident on Wesheimer Road and Old Farm Road. The pedestrian, an adult man, did not utilize a crosswalk and crossed the road in a poorly lit area, according to the Houston Police Department. While crossing, the pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. Its the pedestrians responsibility to cross safely, to ensure that cars arent coming just like its the drivers responsibility to drive safely, to keep a look out.