HPD: Hit-and-run driver leaves motorcyclist dead in north Houston

Police are asking the public to help investigators solve a hit-and-run crash that left a motorcyclist dead late last year in east Houston.

The incident happened about 3:10 a.m. Nov. 20 in the 10300 block of the northbound North Loop East, according to the Houston Police Department.

Police said four motorcycle riders stopped on the shoulder of the freeway to inspect one of the motorcycles that had engine trouble. While they were standing on the shoulder of the roadway the driver of a car, possibly a 2010-2012 burgundy Honda Accord, failed to maintain a single lane of traffic and hit one of the motorcyclists. The man, identified as 29-year-old Michael Hayn, died at the scene.

The driver failed to stop and offer aid to Hayn. The car was likely significantly damaged on front left side.

Anyone with information about the case is urged to contact the HPD hit and run unit at 713-247-4065 or Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.