Bicyclist Killed in Katy Hit-and-Run on Way to Work

The woman was cycling to her job at a convenience store when an SUV struck her near Pitts Road and Clay Road. Deputies were called to the area between 9:30 and 10 p.m. on November 8, the Harris County Sheriff’s Office said.

An off-duty Harris County sheriff’s deputy noticed an SUV with extensive damage across its front at a gas station. The driver told the deputy that she had struck an object on the roadway. The deputy checked the road and found the woman as other deputies and emergency crews arrived.

Deputies performed CPR, but emergency medical personnel pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Her identity was not released.

The driver departed from the gas station in a different vehicle that came to collect her. Deputies located her at a nearby home and arrested her. She faced a charge of failing to stop and provide aid and was cooperating with investigators. Deputies said she showed no signs of intoxication.

Investigators are also looking into the involvement of the person who collected the driver to determine whether that individual might face charges.