Vehicle Hits and Kills Man Standing on Freeway Near Downtown Houston

Houston, Texas (January 20, 2017) – On person was killed Tuesday morning after he was struck by a vehicle on a freeway in Houston, authorities said.
The fatal pedestrian was reported at about 9 a.m. Tuesday, Jan 2017 on Interstate 10 Freeway just north of downtown Houston.
Reportedly, the victim was standing outside the driver’s side door of a black pickup when another vehicle struck him.
Officers responded to the scene and pronounced the man dead.
The box truck driver reportedly continued driving after hitting the pedestrian but returned to the scene shortly later.
The decedent’s name and age were not immediately available.
The authorities shut down the southbound lanes of Interstate 45 and the ramp lanes near the scene as they investigated the incident.
The cause of the crash remained under investigation.