HOUSTON, TX – A 17-year-old pedestrian was killed after being struck by two vehicles on the North Freeway early Saturday morning.

The crash occurred around 5:10 a.m. in the 9900 block of North Freeway (North Interstate Highway 45). According to the Houston Police Department, Andres Verarodriguez was walking in the main lanes when he was hit by a white Dodge Ram pickup truck traveling southbound. A black Maserati Levante, also traveling southbound, then struck him as well.
Both drivers stopped at the scene and were questioned by police. Neither showed signs of intoxication and were released.
Houston Fire Department paramedics responded and pronounced Verarodriguez deceased at the scene.
If you have any information, you are urged to contact the Houston Police Department or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
