Crime

2 pedestrians struck and killed on Fort Worth interstate; driver walked away, police say

Two pedestrians were struck and killed early Saturday on an interstate in northwest Fort Worth by a vehicle whose driver left the scene on foot, police said.
Two pedestrians were struck and killed early Saturday on an interstate in northwest Fort Worth by a vehicle whose driver left the scene on foot, police said.

Two pedestrians were struck and killed early Saturday on an interstate in northwest Fort Worth by a vehicle whose driver left the scene on foot, police said.

The collisions were reported about 3:45 a.m. on Northwest Loop 820 at Marine Creek Parkway, Fort Worth police said.

The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office has not released the pedestrians’ names or ages.

Police said the vehicle is a car and did not further describe it.

One of the pedestrians was pronounced dead on the interstate. The other was taken to an hospital and pronounced dead there.

Police have not reported the driver’s arrest.

This story was originally published October 9, 2022 at 4:09 PM.

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Emerson Clarridge
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Emerson Clarridge covers crime and other breaking news for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He works days and reports on law enforcement affairs in Tarrant County. He previously was a reporter at the Omaha World-Herald and the Observer-Dispatch in Utica, New York.
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