A man has died after being hit by a car while he was running on foot across a Houston freeway following a confrontation with someone in his car and an exchange with police officers.

The situation was reported at 8:52 a.m. Saturday morning.

According to authorities with Houston Police Department, officers observed a confrontation somewhere between 8:30 a.m. and 8:40 a.m. on the IH-10 feeder road near Lockwood Dr. in east Houston. HPD officers came behind an aggressive vehicle, and there appeared to be a disagreement between two men inside the car.

When police investigated the scene, one of the men in the car did not want to comply and ran down the embankment onto the freeway. Officers gave chase. One vehicle was able to swerve and avoid the man, but another car was unable to stop and struck him, killing him.

“This is heartbreaking for everybody,” HPD Chief Patty Cantù said in a press conference discussing the events. “It’s very traumatic. We send our condolences. We’re sending our prayers for whatever has happened. Once again, it’s an investigation and we’re just going to continue to find out the facts in this case.”

HOUSTON, Texas – We’re entering day eight of the murder trial for the former Houston Police Department narcotics officer Gerald Goines.

On Tuesday, Judge Nelson dismissed the court a bit early, allowing the state time to fully address their concerns regarding the defenses’ questioning of Texas Ranger Wolf about the officer statements he collected during his investigation of the deadly Harding Street raid.

The prosecution noted that while the defense can question Wolf about the officers’ statements, they are not permitted to enter them into evidence.

The defense wants to have the statements admitted.

Judge Nelson is expected to make her ruling Wednesday morning.

If you missed the first week and last two days of the trial, here’s a recap of our coverage:

KPRC 2 Investigates team Reporter Mario Diaz, Senior Investigates Producer Jason Nguyen, Senior Special Projects Producer Andrea Slaydon, and Digital Content Specialist Ninfa Saavedra will be at the trial dishing out the latest updates for ‘The Bench: Gerald Goines.’

10:19 a.m. – Texas Ranger Jeff Wolf takes the stand

Defense attorney George Secrest continues questioning Texas Ranger Jeff Wolf.

Wold reiterates that he received all of the information, including police reports from the night of the deadly raid from the District Attorney’s Office.

Wolf said after he reviewed the information, he went to the Harding Street home and used the 3D scanner to observe the gun flight panels from the night of the deadly raid. Wolf visited the home nearly six months after the shooting.

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`10:17 a.m. – Court resumes – Jury is brought in