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Friday, October 9, 2026 3:33AM
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was hit by a car Thursday evening in west Houston, according to DPS.
Authorities said the boy was walking with his mother along Highway 6 near Branch Forest when he ran out into the road and was struck.
Moments before the crash, DPS said a trooper pulled over a driver in a gas station parking lot. Investigators initially believed the driver who was stopped also struck the boy, but later said the driver of a different car hit him. They did not say if the striking driver stayed at the scene.
The boy was listed in stable condition at Memorial Hermann hospital, according to DPS.
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