HOUSTON – Houston police are searching for the suspect involved in a deadly hit-and-run in north Harris County.
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Sergeant Griffith with the Vehicular Crimes Division reports the incident happened near Airline Drive and Old Airline Drive.
Deadly hit-and-run crash on Airline Drive
What we know:
A vehicle was going northbound on Airline Drive while a husband and wife were seemingly crossing the road. Police report the couple was walking home after the wife had gotten off work at a restaurant nearby.
Sgt. Griffith says the vehicle hit the husband who was in a lane. The wife was walking ahead of him.
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According to officials, the vehicle did not stop to render aid. The husband died at the scene from their injuries.
The couple had not been in a crosswalk officials said.
Police say the suspect’s vehicle may have been an SUV or smaller pickup truck with a missing driver-side mirror. It was possibly silver or white.
Sgt. Griffith says the suspected driver could be charged with failure to stop and render aid.
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What we don’t know:
Police do not have a suspect identification.