Update: The deceased has been identified as Frederick Lee Fisher, 67, of Houston.
On Friday, September 9, 2023, at approximately 11:12 PM, the Vidor Police Department Dispatch Center received a call of a traffic accident involving a pedestrian at the IH-10 WB 865 exit. Officers arrived to find an individual who had been struck by a pick-up truck on the off-ramp. It appears that the pedestrian was walking in the roadway. The individual was declared deceased on scene by Acadian Ambulance Service. The driver of the pick-up was not injured.
Justice of the Peace Rodney Price has ordered an autopsy. The investigation is on-going. The name of the deceased is being withheld pending notification of family.
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