{"id":255681,"date":"2026-04-18T12:09:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/255681\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T12:09:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T12:09:08","slug":"pedestrian-sitting-on-curb-struck-and-killed-in-southeast-houston-hpd-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/255681\/","title":{"rendered":"Pedestrian sitting on curb struck and killed in Southeast Houston, HPD says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Officers say the 30-year-old driver stayed at the scene and showed no signs of impairment<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">HOUSTON \u2013 A late-night crash in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Southeast_Houston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/Southeast_Houston\/\">Southeast Houston<\/a> left one pedestrian dead, and Houston police are investigating what led up to the collision.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HPD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HPD\/\">Houston Police Department<\/a> southeast patrol officers responded at 10:20 p.m. Friday to the 5400 block of Selinsky Road for an auto-pedestrian crash involving one vehicle and one pedestrian, according to investigators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HFD\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/HFD\/\">Houston Fire Department<\/a>. Police said the 30-year-old male driver remained at the scene and did not show signs of impairment at the time officers arrived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Investigators said a witness attempted to move the victim out of the roadway after seeing the person sitting on the curb. 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