UPDATE: HCSO issues press release on fatal hit-and-run wreck in northeast Houston
Posted on Monday, June 7th, 2021 at 7:00 pm
HOUSTON, TX – The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has issued a press release regarding the fatal hit-and-run wreck that took place in northeast Houston on Saturday morning.
An unknown male was in the outside lanes near 8600 C.E. Boulevard attempting to pick up his bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle or an unknown make and model just before 4 a.m. The driver of the vehicle fled the scene of the crash without stopping to help the victim. Authorities say the suspect sped off onto Green River Drive.
The individual hit by the vehicle died at the scene.
An investigation into the crash is still underway.