Fort Worth police need help to track down whoever struck and killed a stranded driver and then kept going.
It happened near DFW Airport on one of the busiest travel days of the year. The victim has been identified by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office as 57-year-old Susan Simmons.
It’s unclear if she was at the airport or just passing through on International Parkway.
Police initially said the vehicle she was in stalled around 8 p.m., but now say the vehicle slid off the roadway and down an embankment on a curve, then got stuck in mud near at International Parkway and Highway 183.
Simmons and another person she was with were waiting for a tow truck to arrive.
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Police were responding to a stranded motorist call for them but say when they arrived, they found both people had been struck by a vehicle.
"They were standing on the edge of the road when a Toyota Tundra pickup ran off the road, striking both of them," Fort Worth police said in a post.
The pickup left the scene without stopping and will be missing the driver’s side rearview mirror, police said.
Simmons died. The second victim is expected to survive.
“The moment you don't stop and flee the scene then that becomes a criminal offense. We advise drivers if you are involved in an accident, stay. Stay there and help and participate in the investigation. Don't leave. We understand accidents happen but please stay on the scene,” said Fort Worth Police Officer Daniel Segura.
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So far, there is no description of the suspect’s vehicle, but police are eager to find out who is responsible.
Anyone with information about what happened is asked to contact them.
