Pitts Road hit-and-run crash (Courtesy of OnScene TV Houston)
HOUSTON - A woman riding her bike to work late Sunday evening is dead after being hit by a vehicle along a Katy roadway, according to the Harris County Sheriff's Office.
Harris County sheriff’s deputies were called out around 10 p.m. to Pitts Road near the intersection of Clay Road following reports of a severe crash.
Deadly collision in Katy
What we know:
According to Deputy Jospeh Anderson, an off-duty Harris County sheriff’s deputy noticed an SUV with heavy front-end damage parked at the gas station he was it. The driver told him she had hit something in the road, officials said.
The off-duty deputy went to go check the roadway and found Chinwe Keisha Egbo, 22, lying on the road just as other deputies and emergency crews arrived.
Investigators said the woman was riding her bicycle southbound on the way to work when she was hit by an SUV driven by 61-year-old Trianna Denise Walker, Sheriff Goinzalez reported.
Responding deputies immediately began administering CPR, but EMS personnel pronounced Egbo deceased at the scene.
Authorities say another vehicle arrived to pick up Walker from the gas station, and she left her vehicle in the parking lot.
Deputies quickly traced the driver to a nearby home, where she was taken into custody without further incident.
The driver faces charges of failure to stop and render aid, according to Deputy Anderson. Deputies stated that she showed no signs of intoxication and has been cooperating with investigators.
What we don't know:
The identity of those involved has not been released.
The Source: Information in this article was provided by Harris County Sheriff's Office Deputy Joseph Anderson.