Toddler hit, killed in southeast Houston apartment parking lot

By Jay R. Jordan Updated 4:37 pm CDT, Wednesday, August 14, 2019 Houston police officers investigate a deadly auto-pedestrian collision inside the parking lot of a southeast Houston apartment complex Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Houston police officers investigate a deadly auto-pedestrian collision inside the parking lot of a southeast Houston apartment complex Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Photo: Jay R. Jordan / Houston Chronicle Photo: Jay R. Jordan / Houston Chronicle Image 1 of / 9 Caption Close Image 1 of 9 Houston police officers investigate a deadly auto-pedestrian collision inside the parking lot of a southeast Houston apartment complex Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Houston police officers investigate a deadly auto-pedestrian collision inside the parking lot of a southeast Houston apartment complex Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Photo: Jay R. Jordan / Houston Chronicle Toddler hit, killed in southeast Houston apartment parking lot 1  /  9 Back to Gallery A boy almost 2 years old was hit and killed in a southeast Houston apartment complex parking lot Wednesday. A loved one was escorting the boy through the parking lot at the Big Red Apartments in the 6300 block of Tierwester, just north of Old Spanish Trail, around 1:20 p.m. when the boy fell behind, Houston Police Department Cmdr. Salam Zia said. At the same time, a driver who was backing out of a parking spot did not see the child and hit him, Zia said. The driver left the scene, although Zia said it was not immediately clear if she realized what had happened…. [Read full story]