HOUSTON — A pedestrian walking in the inbound lanes of the North Freeway was struck by a car and killed near downtown Friday morning, according to the Houston Police Department.
According to Houston Transtar, it happened at 6 a.m. near Memorial Drive.
It's not clear why the victim was walking.
I-45 was shut down while police investigated the early-morning accident.
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