HOUSTON — A woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash while she tried to walk across the street, according to Houston Police.
An officer on patrol heard the crash as it happened around 1:20 a.m. Monday on Clearwood Drive near the Gulf Freeway.
When the officer arrived, he discovered a Dodge Charger on its roof. Witnesses said the car was speeding when the driver lost control.
Police said the car hit a light pole, flipped and hit a woman who was walking across the road, killing her.
The driver, a woman in her 30s, ran off, according to HPD. They weren't sure if she had been drinking but her passengers said they had been at a nightclub.
"I do know that she was coming from a club, so that's always a possibility," Sgt. David Rose said. "It doesn't sound like that was the true cause of the crash. Speed was the cause of the crash, in this particular case. Alcohol, drugs may have played a factor."
Police said there were three passengers in the vehicle, but they weren't hurt. All of them stayed at the scene, including the owner of the car.
"All the other people that were in the vehicle stayed, and they've been cooperating with our investigation," Sgt. Rose said. "I'm not sure how it came to be that this person was driving this vehicle they did not own, but that's one of the reasons why we are still investigating."
Investigators were still working to identify the victim at last check.
A nearby gas station had surveillance cameras and they turned the video over to police.
Clearwood Drive was closed for six hours while police investigated.