Woman using walker killed in hit-and-run crash with suspected street racer in SE Houston

Wednesday, August 25, 2021
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police are looking for a driver who hit and killed a woman who was using a walker in a crosswalk in southeast Houston.

The hit-and-run crash happened just before midnight on MLK Boulevard southbound near Selinsky.
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Houston police believe two drivers were racing when one of them hit the 62-year-old woman. Officials say the drivers were traveling at a high rate of speed.

Video shows the woman's mangled walker left behind after the crash.

Both of the vehicles fled the scene.
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Police are asking residents in the area to be on the lookout for a late 2000's black Lincoln MKZ with a silver stripe and a lot of front-end damage.

If caught, the driver will likely be charged with failure to stop and render aid.
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