Pedestrian killed in Spring Branch hit-and-run

A pedestrian trying to cross a busy west Houston street was hit and killed Friday night.

Authorities said the crash took place around 9:30 p.m. in Spring Branch, in the 9300 block of Long Point near Blalock.

Houston Police Sgt. P. Lee said an the driver of an "unknown vehicle, possibly a Dodge Caravan, maroon colored," was traveling east on Long Point, and struck the pedestrian.

"The vehicle took off," Lee said, adding medical examiners were working to identify the victim. The Houston Police Department's Hit and Run unit was investigating, he said.

Police say anyone with information should call the Hit and Run unit at 713-247-4065, or Crime Stoppers, at 713-521-4600.