Overview
- Officers found a 67-year-old man dead in the eastbound lanes of the 600 block of Almeda Genoa around 3 a.m. Friday.
- Police say he was struck by a vehicle whose driver left without helping, and a passing motorist called 911.
- A white SUV was discovered crashed near West Fuqua by a McDonald's nearly an hour before the body was found, and no driver was located.
- HPD has not determined whether that vehicle is connected to the fatality, and no arrests have been made.
- Investigators are canvassing for surveillance video and ask anyone with information to contact the HPD Hit and Run Unit at 713-247-4065 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.