Dave Battiste Jr. ID’d as Man in Wheelchair Killed in Missouri City Hit-and-Run Crash on Independence Boulevard at Holly Ridge Drive

Missouri City, Texas (February 3, 2023) – The man who died in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident last week on Saturday in Missouri City has been identified as Dave Battiste Jr., 62.

The deadly crash happened at around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 28, in the 500 block of Independence Boulevard at Holly Ridge Drive.

Authorities said Battiste, who was in a wheelchair, was returning from the convenience store on Fondren Road and was headed back to his girlfriend’s home when he was hit by a vehicle, whose driver fled the scene.

Battiste was taken to a hospital, where he later succumbed to his injuries.

Authorities are still searching for the hit-and-run driver.

Further details regarding the collision were immediately provided.

The crash remains under investigation.

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