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Houston Police Probe Two Hit-and-Run Scenes After Man Found Dead on Almeda Genoa

Detectives classify the death plus a nearby crash as separate investigations, seeking video or witnesses.

Overview

  • Officers found a 67-year-old man dead in the roadway around 3 a.m. Friday in the 600 block of Almeda Genoa, where he was pronounced at the scene.
  • HPD says it is investigating two hit-and-run scenes and has not determined whether they are connected.
  • A crashed vehicle described in reports as a white SUV or pickup was located nearby with no driver present.
  • Investigators believe that vehicle may have fled an earlier collision on West Fuqua near a McDonald's roughly an hour before the body was discovered.
  • Police report no witnesses or surveillance video so far and are asking the public for tips as no arrests have been made.