Overview

• A bicycling couple was struck twice on Veterans Memorial Drive late Tuesday, causing one man’s death and leaving a woman in critical condition.
• The first driver returned and cooperated with deputies, but a second driver fled the scene and remains unidentified.
• Preliminary reports indicate the bicycle had no safety lights and neither victim was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.
• Earlier Wednesday, an 18-wheeler on the East Freeway near Market and Dell Dale streets fatally struck another cyclist whose driver also fled.
• The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicle Crimes Division is reviewing traffic footage and eyewitness accounts to locate the missing drivers.