HOUSTON, TX – A man was killed after being struck by a vehicle in the northbound lanes of the Gulf Freeway near El Dorado.
Police say the crash happened around 9:40 p.m. after a Dodge Durango struck a wall and became disabled on I-45. The vehicle came to a stop with two occupants inside.
The male driver got out of his disabled vehicle and was standing beside it in the number two lane when a Chevrolet truck traveling in the same lane was unable to avoid him after another vehicle swerved.
The driver of the Dodge Durango was struck and pronounced deceased at the scene.
A young girl, approximately 9 years old, who was seated in the back of the Chevrolet truck, was injured and transported to a local hospital. Her condition is unknown.
Police said the driver of the Chevrolet truck showed no signs of impairment.
