It happened in the 9100 block of Highway 6 near Amber Drive around 10 p.m.,
Hitchcock Police Chief Wilmon Smith said a witness heard a vehicle run into the man and when that witness turned around to see what happened, the truck was already speeding off.
The witness was unable to give police a description of the vehicle, but police were working to get security video from the motel.
Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to call Hitchcock Police at 409-986-5559.