Category Archives: Hit Run Accident
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Motorcyclist in Houston
According to witnesses, a Kia driver failed to stop at a stoplight in Houston, rear-ended a motorcycle, and fled from the scene on foot. When officers arrived at the accident scene in the 5800 block of Mesa Drive, they found a motorcycle hit from behind by a gray Kia. The male motorcyclist was pronounced… Read More »
Hit-and-Run Driver Sends 2-Year-Old Boy to Hospital
Police are still searching for a man driving a white pickup truck who ran a red light, slammed into a car, jumped out of his vehicle, and fled the scene on foot. The boy’s great-grandmother was in the intersection of Hirsch Road and Laura Koppe Road at the time of the crash. The force… Read More »
Tracking Down a Hit-and-Run Tortfeasor in Texas
Police investigators very rarely bother to track down hit-and-run tortfeasors (negligent drivers). Only about 10 percent of hit-and-run drivers are caught and successfully prosecuted in criminal court. Usually, investigators have almost nothing to go on, except perhaps a vague vehicle description. Furthermore, they must climb a very high mountain. Prosecutors must establish guilt beyond… Read More »
Hit-and-Run Driver Kills Ridesharing Operator
As she was changing a tire on eastbound Interstate 10, a hit-and-run driver struck and killed a 57-year-old woman. Few details were available about the wreck, but many details are available about the victim. According to the family, the woman was changing a flat tire at the time of the wreck. “My wife called… Read More »
Hit And Run Driver Slams Into Ambulance
Two firefighters were seriously injured when an SUV t-boned an ambulance. The driver immediately fled the scene and is still at large. The wreck happened near the intersection of Parker Road at Airline Drive at around 3 a.m. According to HPD, an ambulance, which didn’t contain any civilians, was driving southbound on Airline when… Read More »
Hit-And-Run Driver Strikes 3-Year-Old
Police have few clues as they search for a speeding SUV driver who hit and seriously injured a 3-year-old girl who was playing in the street. HPD investigators said the child was taken to a hospital in unknown condition. They said she was alert and breathing but was crying and said she was in… Read More »
Legal Options In Hit-And-Run Cases
These victims rarely get justice in criminal court. Law enforcement investigators solve fewer than 10 percent of the hit-and-run cases in Greater Houston. Most of the solved cases involve defendants who voluntarily came forward and confessed or defendants who were detained at the scene under Texas’ liberal citizens arrest law. Generally, investigators simply have… Read More »