Authorities say the driver of a white SUV, with two children in the back, slowed down after seeing the pallet, and another car slammed into the vehicle.
HPD: Man struck and killed on Eastex Freeway
Houston police said the man was walking across the main lanes near Laura Koppe when a Jeep approached. Author: Ciara Rouege (KHOU) Updated: 6:34 AM CDT May 25, 2021
HOUSTON A man walking across the main lanes of the Eastex Freeway was struck and killed overnight, according to the Houston Police Department.
The incident happened just before 11 p.m. near the Laura Koppe exit on U.S. 59.
Investigators said the victim, who is believed to be in his early 50s, was walking across the freeway when he was hit by a woman driving a Jeep.
Man fatally struck by car while lying in road in northeast Houston, police say
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The deadly incident happened on Laura Koppe and Sultan around 9 p.m., officers said.
According to investigators, bystanders tried to get the man out of the street but were unsuccessful.
Police said the driver swerved to miss the man but still ended up running him over.
The driver is not expected to face charges in the incident.
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Man found dead with multiple gunshot wounds at NE Houston car wash
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) A man was shot and killed at a car wash on Laura Koppe near Lavender in northeast Houston overnight.
Houston police received a call for a reported shooting around 9:13 p.m. Tuesday. Upon arrival, officers found an adult man with multiple gunshot wounds.
Police say the man was partially inside and partially outside of a black SUV. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Shooting/Homicide: 4600 Laura Koppe. Male shot deceased in car wash. #hounews CC8 Houston Police (@houstonpolice) January 6, 2021
Police are looking for any surveillance video to figure out what happened.
Man found shot to death in vehicle in northeast Houston
Houston police investigate a deadly shooting on Laura Koppe Road.
HOUSTON - Police are investigating after a man was found shot to death in a vehicle in northeast Houston.
Authorities responding to the shooting in the 4600 block of Laura Koppe Road around 9:13 p.m. Tuesday.