Police search for driver that killed man in hit-and-run accident in NW Houston

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Friday, September 6, 2019
Father of three killed by hit and run driver
Father of three killed by hit and run driver.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Police are looking for a driver who they say killed a man during a hit-and-run accident in northwest Houston.

Police say that the driver failed to stop after hitting Holbert Benitez on Brittmoore Road and Hazelhurst Drive around 11:30 p.m.Thursday.

Surveillance video further shows that the car that struck Benitez never slowed down.

Benitez was a great father and hard worker, according to his family

Authorities are searching for a 2014- 017, light-colored Toyota Tundra truck with damage to the front-end.

Officers are also looking for more surveillance video to help identify the driver.