Houston hit-and-run: Bicyclist killed, police search for 18-wheeler driver
HOUSTON - A Houston bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run crash involving an 18-wheeler on Friday morning, police say.
The crash occurred around 5:50 a.m. in the 800 block of the North Sam Houston Parkway East service road.
According to police, the 53-year-old man was riding his bicycle eastbound when the unknown driver of an 18-wheeler hit him.
Police say the 18-wheeler driver didn’t stop to render aid, but a witness called 9-1-1. The man died at the scene.
Anyone with information on the 18-wheeler and driver is asked to call the HPD Hit and Run Unit at (713)247-4072 or Crime Stoppers at (713)222-TIPS.