Houston – Auto versus Pedestrian Crash on South Shepherd Dr
Posted on Thursday, June 13th, 2019 at 5:04 am
A pedestrian passed away after getting struck by a vehicle on South Shepherd Drive in Houston’s River Oaks neighborhood, Monday afternoon.
According to initial reports, Houston local officials responded to the 1700 block of S. Shepherd Drive after they received a call reporting an auto versus pedestrian crash. Police did not specify details surrounding the accident but it was confirmed that a cement truck was involved.
The impact of the collision left one person dead. His identification has not been released at this time.
No one else was reportedly injured from the crash.
South Shepherd Drive is closed between Vermont and Peden streets as officers investigate.
This is a developing story.
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According to the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA), car accidents happen almost every minute of the day, and for every 16 minutes, a car accident occurs that results in death. So that is about 6 million car accidents every year and 90 people dying in car accidents every day in the U.S. alone. Despite the government’s aggressive efforts to keep these cases down, Texas remains the worst state in the country for alcohol-involved car crashes.
