Anna Caplan
Just hours after a teen was hit trying to cross the Southwest Freeway, a woman was killed crossing the Gulf Freeway early Tuesday morning.
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The woman was trying to cross the southbound lanes near Wayside when she was hit by a car at around 5 a.m.
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According to authorities, the woman tried to evade an oncoming car, but was unsuccessful. She was found dead by emergency responders.
#BREAKING: Woman killed while walking on Gulf Freeway near Wayside | Southbound lanes to be shut down https://t.co/KNSuunBpFo
— ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) February 20, 2018
The fatal accident shut down two of the southbound lanes for most of rush hour as authorities investigated the scene; the road was fully reopened at around 8:30 a.m.
The victim has not been identified.
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