Houston – 1 Killed in Lawndale Street Crash
Posted on Friday, April 10th, 2020 at 6:13 am
Houston law enforcement officials are investigating a car crash on Lawndale Street, Saturday afternoon.
Just after 12:00 p.m., police received a report about a vehicle accident in the 7000 block of Lawndale St. A pedestrian was walking across the northbound lanes when an eastbound black Kia Optima struck him. The victim, identified only as a 76-year-old male pedestrian, was rushed toBen Taub General Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Police said he was not in a crosswalk when the accident happened.
The driver of the Kia remained at the scene until help arrived. He was not injured.
Currently, there are no charges in this incident, pending further investigation.