HOUSTON — A man is dead after Houston police said he ran away from officers onto the East Freeway and was hit by a car during a road rage investigation Saturday morning.
This happened around 8:30 a.m.
Police said officers noticed some kind of disturbance on the East Freeway feeder road and went to investigate. At some point, a man got out of a car and got into a confrontation with officers. Police said he ran from the officers down an embankment and tried to cross the freeway. As he was crossing the eastbound lanes, HPD said a car hit and killed him.
The eastbound lanes of the East Freeway were shut down for hours near Lockwood after the crash. The Texas Department of Transportation reported the freeway reopened at 12:45 p.m.
If you have any information about the incident, you're asked to contact the Houston Police Department at 713-247-4072.
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