Woman killed in auto-pedestrian crash in N. Harris Co. after stepping into roadway

Authorities are investigating a deadly auto-pedestrian crash in North Harris County Wednesday evening.

The Harris County Sheriff's Office said the crash occurred in the 9900 block of Veterans Memorial around 5:20 p.m.

HCSO says a female was walking north in the grass east of the roadway. 

At the same time, a driver was operating a green, Toyota Sienna, traveling northbound in the outside lane of Veterans Memorial Drive.

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The female failed to yield right of way to the vehicles on the road when she entered the northbound outside lane. 

That's when the driver of the Toyota struck the female. The driver stayed on the scene.

Shortly after, EMS arrived on-scene to find the woman with no signs of life due to the injuries she sustained in the crash. 

The case remains under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division.

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