30-Year-Old Woman Killed in Houston Pedestrian Accident on State Highway 6

Houston, Texas (February 17, 2022) – A 30-year-old woman was killed Tuesday night in a hit-and-run accident in Houston, according to the police.

The deadly accident occurred around 8:00 p.m., February 15, in the 2200 block of State Highway 6 South.

Police said the woman was crossing the southbound lanes of the highway, outside of a crosswalk, when she was struck by a silver Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.

The woman was killed in the crash. Her name has not been released.

The driver fled the scene after the accident but was followed by a witness who provided officers with the vehicle’s license plate. A general police radio broadcast was issued to officers on the wanted vehicle. The Chevrolet later returned and drove by the scene, and the suspect, a 32-year-old man, was detained. He was not intoxicated.

The police are investigating the crash.

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