An investigation is underway after Harris County sheriff’s deputies said a 25-year-old man that was shot accidentally hit and killed a motorcyclist while driving to the hospital in northwest Harris County Sunday.
It happened near 14931 SH-249 and Hollister around 10 p.m.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office units responded to reports of a motorcycle hit by a vehicle. It was reported that a Cadillac was traveling northbound on SH-249 at a high rate of speed.
According to investigators, there was a truck and a motorcycle stopped at a red light. The driver of the Cadillac swerved around the truck and struck the motorcycle, deputies said. The rider of the motorcycle was thrown from the bike due to the impact. He was pronounced dead at the scene, HCSO said.
Deputies said the bike landed several yards north of the intersection, and the Cadillac crashed through a fence and stopped in a ditch.
The man driving the Cadillac suffered gunshot wounds to his back and leg, HCSO said. He was transported by an ambulance in an unknown condition.
Deputies said a woman and 5-year-old child were in the vehicle with him when the crash happened. Both of them were transported for precautionary reasons.
According to deputies, the man was leaving a scene at 11654 Walnut Dale Ct. when he was shot. A total of three people were shot at that scene, Precinct 1 deputies said.
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It happened near 14931 SH-249 and Hollister around 10 p.m.
Harris County Sheriff’s Office units responded to reports of a motorcycle hit by a vehicle. It was reported that a Cadillac was traveling northbound on SH-249 at a high rate of speed.
According to investigators, there was a truck and a motorcycle stopped at a red light. The driver of the Cadillac swerved around the truck and struck the motorcycle, deputies said. The rider of the motorcycle was thrown from the bike due to the impact. He was pronounced dead at the scene, HCSO said.
Deputies said the bike landed several yards north of the intersection, and the Cadillac crashed through a fence and stopped in a ditch.
The man driving the Cadillac suffered gunshot wounds to his back and leg, HCSO said. He was transported by an ambulance in an unknown condition.
Deputies said a woman and 5-year-old child were in the vehicle with him when the crash happened. Both of them were transported for precautionary reasons.
According to deputies, the man was leaving a scene at 11654 Walnut Dale Ct. when he was shot. A total of three people were shot at that scene, Precinct 1 deputies said.
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