Hit and Run - Thomson 158 Reuters https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com Latest News Updates Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:03:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 $5,000 reward offered to find hit-and-run driver in Houston teen’s death https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com/5000-reward-offered-to-find-hit-and-run-driver-in-houston-teens-death/ https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com/5000-reward-offered-to-find-hit-and-run-driver-in-houston-teens-death/#respond Wed, 09 Oct 2024 12:03:02 +0000 https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com/5000-reward-offered-to-find-hit-and-run-driver-in-houston-teens-death/ HOUSTON – A $5,000 reward is being offered for any information that can help identify the hit-and-run driver after 19-year-old Yeriel Rodriguez Mercado was killed on the Northwest Freeway. The incident happened on Aug. 31, around 11 p.m., in the 14000 block of the Northwest Freeway. Mercado was riding his motorcycle westbound when he was […]

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HOUSTON – A $5,000 reward is being offered for any information that can help identify the hit-and-run driver after 19-year-old Yeriel Rodriguez Mercado was killed on the Northwest Freeway.

The incident happened on Aug. 31, around 11 p.m., in the 14000 block of the Northwest Freeway. Mercado was riding his motorcycle westbound when he was struck by a maroon Jeep Cherokee, causing him to be ejected onto the roadway.

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While the driver of the Cherokee remained at the scene, a second vehicle, a white Jeep Pilot, then hit Mercado as he lay in the street and fled without rendering aid.

Due to the severe injuries he suffered from the second collision, Mercado died shortly after the incident. The suspect vehicle has been described as a 2008-2014 White Jeep Pilot.

Mercado’s family, devastated by his death, is pleading for anyone with information to come forward and help bring closure and justice for Yeriel.

Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest of the suspect. Anyone with information can call 713-222-TIPS (8477), submit tips online at www.crime-stoppers.org, or use the Crime Stoppers mobile app. Only tips submitted directly to Crime Stoppers are anonymous and eligible for the cash reward.

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]]> https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com/5000-reward-offered-to-find-hit-and-run-driver-in-houston-teens-death/feed/ 0 13965 Police searching for hit-and-run driver who killed man in NW Houston https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com/police-searching-for-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-man-in-nw-houston/ https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com/police-searching-for-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-man-in-nw-houston/#respond Thu, 03 Oct 2024 11:31:30 +0000 https://thomson158reuters.servehalflife.com/police-searching-for-hit-and-run-driver-who-killed-man-in-nw-houston/ Hit-and-run driver flees scene after hitting man on the ground in NW Houston (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.) HOUSTON – Authorities are looking for a driver who hit a man with their car overnight Thursday and kept on driving in northwest Houston, leaving him for dead. SUGGESTED: Couple seen in viral […]

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Hit-and-run driver flees scene after hitting man on the ground in NW Houston (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston – All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Authorities are looking for a driver who hit a man with their car overnight Thursday and kept on driving in northwest Houston, leaving him for dead.

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It happened a little after 2 a.m. on the Northwest Fwy feeder under 290 near W 34th Street. That’s where witnesses told police they saw an unidentified man on the ground, but it’s unclear what caused him to fall initially.

At some point, however, while the witnesses were calling for help, they saw a driver in a white Chevy Malibu hit the pedestrian and continue driving. The man died as a result.

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The roads were closed for several hours while forensic examiners arrived to help investigate.

Police say there should be surveillance videos in the area and are combing the area to find any information to find the driver but are asking anyone who might know something to call Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS (8477)

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