Around 1 a.m. Thursday, a deputy was driving on Fairmont Parkway near Driftwood when he reportedly saw a body on the side of the road.
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The deputy stopped and found a man dead.
Deputies believe the man was struck by a car, but the driver kept going.
They say there was no one around during the incident, and they do not have any known witnesses.
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Later Thursday morning, deputies say a man went to the La Porte police station and claimed he thought he struck a deer. Deputies are working to determine if it was the same incident.
La Porte police and Harris County Precinct 8 deputies are working together to investigate the incident.
Authorities did not release the identification of the suspect.