HOUSTON, Texas – Two days after the Washington Post ranked two of Houston’s roads amongst the highest in pedestrian deaths, the city of Houston said a 73-year-old woman was hit and killed by a vehicle on Friday morning.
Houston police responded to the accident in the 9500 block of Wesheimer Road around 6:20 a.m.
Officers said a Dodge Ram truck was traveling westbound on Westheimer Road when the 73-year-old woman failed to yield the right of way and entered the road. The driver of the Dodge truck hit the woman, and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
According to witnesses, police said a second vehicle also hit the woman, but that driver did not stop.
The driver of the Dodge remained at the scene and showed no signs of intoxication.
This incident comes after we posted a report from the Washington Post, which ranked Westheimer Road, a 3.5-mile stretch, first for pedestrian deaths between 2021 and 2023, with 19 fatalities during that period.
The finding was part of The Washington Post’s investigation, “The Deadliest Roads in America,” which documented a recent surge in pedestrian deaths.
In 2024, we ranked the most dangerous intersections in Houston, using data released by Vision Zero Houston Crash Dashboard.
Westheimer Road was also named among the list of intersections.
Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.