JERSEY VILLAGE — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office has reported that a pedestrian died from an auto-pedestrian collision just east of Jersey Village this morning.
According to initial reports, the driver was coming around the turn under the Sam Houston Tollway underpass onto Philippine Street, while a man was attempting to cross the feeder road when he was struck.
Officials pronounced him dead at the scene.
Update on fatal crash: driver was coming around the turn under tollway underpass onto Philippine Street, an adult male was attempting to cross the feeder road when he was struck. Male pronounced deceased at scene. Southbound feeder lanes @ Philippine Street are closed. #HouNews
— Ed Gonzalez (@SheriffEd_HCSO) February 27, 2019
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