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HPD: Hit-and-run crash leaves woman dead on Katy Freeway

All eastbound lanes of I-10 have reopened after an hourslong investigation into the deadly crash.

HOUSTON — Houston police are searching for a driver who they said hit and killed a woman on the Katy Freeway.

Police said that around 2:30 a.m. a woman appeared to be changing a tire on her car while she was on the shoulder of I-10 near Fry Road. A driver then hit the woman and continued driving. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

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According to HPD Sgt. Sudduth, the woman was in her 40s or 50s. So far, police haven't given a description of the vehicle or driver that hit the woman.

If you have information on the crash, contact HPD's Vehicular Crimes Division at 713-247-4072.

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