Harris County: Woman fatally struck by vehicle on West Cypress Forest Drive
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas - A woman died after she was struck by a driver who then crashed into a Harris County house, got out of his SUV and fled the scene, the sheriff’s office says.
According to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez, Joshua Ivie, 33, was charged with failure to stop and render aid – death and felon in possession of a weapon.
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The incident occurred in the 13800 block of West Cypress Forest Drive, near Grant and Jones, around 9 p.m. Sunday.
The Harris County Sheriffs Office investigates a deadly crash on West Cypress Forest.
Sheriff Gonzalez says the driver appears to have been traveling at a high rate of speed when he left the roadway, struck a pedestrian who was nearby and then crashed into a house.
The sheriff says the female pedestrian was pinned in the crash and died at the scene.
After the crash, the sheriff says the driver got out of the SUV and fled but was later apprehended by deputies.
Officials say no one in the home was injured.
The cause of the crash is under investigation.