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Houston hit-and-run crash: Driver killed, woman injured on I-45 Gulf Freeway

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Published  December 20, 2024 6:49am CST
Crime and Public Safety
FOX 26 Houston

Man killed, woman injured in hit-and-run crash on I-45

A driver is dead and a woman is in the hospital after a hit-and-run crash on the I-45 Gulf Freeway Thursday night, Houston police say.

The Brief

    • A man was killed, and his female passenger was injured in a crash on I-45 in Houston.
    • Police say a black pickup truck struck their Jeep and then left the scene.
    • Witnesses told police the pickup truck was going over 100 mph and weaving through traffic before the crash.

HOUSTON - A driver is dead and a woman is in the hospital after a hit-and-run crash on the I-45 Gulf Freeway, Houston police say.

The crash occurred around 9:30 p.m. Thursday in the 8300 block of the Gulf Freeway.

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Police say witnesses saw a black pickup truck going over 100 mph and weaving through traffic. The black pickup truck struck a blue Mustang and then a white Jeep, police say.

The Jeep ended up on its roof. The driver, believed to be in his 30s, died in the crash. A woman in the Jeep was taken to the hospital with injuries.

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No injuries were reported to anyone in the Mustang, which remained at the scene, according to police.

Police say the black pickup truck left the scene at a high rate of speed going northbound.

There is no further description of the pickup truck or its driver at this time. The investigation is ongoing.

The Source: The information in this article is from the Houston Police Department.

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