Crash happened late Friday near Westover and Telephone in southeast Houston, police say
A 71-year-old man in a wheelchair was fatally struck by vehicle while using a marked crosswalk on Telephone Road in Houston Friday night, police said. (OnScene, Copyright 2026 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – Houston police are investigating a fatal hit-and-run after a man in a wheelchair was struck while using a marked crosswalk Friday night.
Officers were called to the area of 7500 Westover Street at Telephone Road around 10:05 p.m.
Investigators said the man, believed to be about 71 years old, was crossing when a vehicle traveling southbound on Telephone hit him. The driver continued on without stopping to help.
Police described the suspect vehicle as a small white sedan.
HPD Sgt. D. Griffiths said the man was taken to a hospital, where he was later pronounced deceased.
Anyone with information on this incident is asked to contact the HPD Vehicular Crime Division at 713-247-4072 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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