The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Troopers are investigating an auto-pedestrian crash on Interstate Highway 10 east, near the 877-mile marker, that occurred Wednesday, August 30, 2023.
The preliminary crash investigation indicates that at approximately 4:40 a.m., a 2018 Toyota Rav4 SUV was traveling east and struck a pedestrian who entered the roadway. The pedestrian was then struck by a truck tractor semi-trailer which was also traveling east.
The truck tractor continued to travel east and has not been located.
The driver of the SUV, identified as 53-year-old Luis Hernandez of Houston and three passengers were uninjured.
The pedestrian was pronounced deceased on scene by a Justice of the Peace. He was 71 year old Howard Lewis Allen of Orange.
This is an ongoing investigation, and no further information is available at this time.
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