KATY, Texas — A 22-year-old woman riding her bicycle to work was struck and killed by an SUV Sunday night in the Katy area, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
The victim, identified as Chinwe Keisha Egbo, was traveling southbound in the 4100 block of Pitts Road near Clay Road around 10 p.m. Nov. 8 when the SUV struck her from behind, authorities said.
Investigators said Egbo was heading to her job at a nearby convenience store when the collision occurred.
An off-duty sheriff’s deputy at a nearby gas station noticed an SUV with extensive front-end damage. When the deputy approached the driver, she said she had struck something in the roadway, according to investigators.
The deputy went to investigate and discovered Egbo lying in the road. Responding deputies performed CPR while awaiting emergency medical personnel, but Egbo was pronounced dead at the scene.
Authorities said the SUV driver subsequently left the gas station in another vehicle, leaving the damaged SUV behind.
Deputies later located the driver, identified as 61-year-old Trianna Denise Walker, at a nearby residence and took her into custody.
Walker was charged with failure to stop and render aid in a collision involving death, a felony offense. Investigators said she showed no signs of intoxication and was cooperating with authorities.
The fatal collision remains under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division.