TRACKING THE ACCIDENTS

An analysis of 2006-2008 accident data shows that many fatal hit-and-run accidents
occurred in areas that also experienced high numbers of drunken-driving fatalities:

290 North Houston:

Hardy
Aldine Mail
• 6 hit-and-run, 249
Mt. Houston
17 DUI fatalities

Air

Toll R
45

lin
8

e
W. Little York

d.
Antoine
59 Tidwell 90
Southwest 5
Houston: W. 43rd Ley
• 10 hit-and-run,
14 DUI fatalities 610
ville
Wallis
6
W. 11th
10
10
Voss

8
Locations of
Westheimer hit-and-run
Westpark
Tollway
fatalities,
2006-2008
Bellaire 225
Areas
Beechnut with high
59 610
Bissonnet concentration
Hillcroft
Fondren

Bellfort of DUI and

in 45
a hit-and-run
S. M 288
fatalities
Sources: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; Texas Department of Transportation YANG WANG, JAY CARR : C H R O N I C L E