August 23, 2007 Houston Pedestrian killed when driver loses control of car

Following articles was published by the Houston Chronicle.

A 70-year-old man selling newspapers by the side of the road died Wednesday after a car struck him near the intersection of S. Dairy Ashford and Westheimer, police said.

A man was driving a white Chevrolet Camaro north in the center lane of S. Dairy Ashford about 4:15 p.m. when he lost control of his car and swerved into the left lane across the median and struck a white Saturn sedan that was stopped waiting in the left turn lane, said Sgt. L.H. Leffler of HPD.

The Camaro then struck the man selling newspapers in the median and hit a tan Toyota SUV before coming to rest on top of the median, Leffler said. The man, whose identity has not been released, was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

The cause of the accident remains under investigation, but Leffler said the roadway was slick from recent rains.