HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A person hit and killed on the North I-610 Loop on Monday night was out on the freeway to help another driver when he was fatally struck in a chain-reaction crash, Houston police said.
The crash investigation blocked all westbound lanes of the North Loop just before Wallisville Road.
Police originally reported the call as a major crash involving two cars at about 7:21 p.m. One person was pronounced dead at the scene.
Houston police later revealed their preliminary findings involving the victim who was assisting someone change a flat tire on the freeway. Another driver hit a truck two lanes over causing the pickup to plow into the victim.
No other injuries or deaths were reported.
Police later learned that the driver who hit the assisting motorist took off without stopping. As of 10 p.m., police have not found that person.
A suspect description was not immediately disclosed.
8900 Block of IH 610 Freeway (westbound), fatal vehicle crash has all lanes blocked. Expect delays. #houtrafficCC4
— Houston Police (@houstonpolice) March 7, 2023
