UPDATE (December 30, 2024): Recent reports have been released which identify the man who lost his life as a result of this hit-and-run car accident as 31-year-old Alejandro Reyes. No additional information is currently available. Investigations continue.
Houston, TX — December 19, 2024, a man was killed and a woman was injured in a hit-and-run car accident at 9:30 p.m. on Gulf Freeway.
According to authorities, a man and woman were traveling in a northbound Jeep on the Gulf Freeway in the vicinity of Belfort Street when the accident took place.
The cause of the accident remains unclear. Officials indicate that, for reasons yet to be confirmed, a northbound black pickup truck struck first a Mustang, then the Jeep. The impact reportedly caused the Jeep to overturn, coming to a stop resting on its roof. The truck allegedly fled the scene, the person(s) inside failing to stop and render aid of any sort to the victims.
The man from the Jeep suffered fatal injuries over the course of the accident and was declared deceased at the scene. The woman who had been in the Jeep with him sustained injuries of unknown severity, as well; she was transported to a local medical facility by EMS in order to receive necessary treatment. No other injuries have been reported. Additional details pertaining to this incident—including the identities of the victims—are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.
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