NAVASOTA, Texas — An individual is dead following an early morning crash that occurred along State Highway 6 in Navasota on Sunday, according to Navasota Police.
At approximately 4:25 a.m. that day, police responded to a report at SH 6 involving a vehicle/pedestrian crash.
When police arrived at the scene of the crash, they found that the driver of a Commercial Motor Vehicle (CMV) lost control of a dump truck while attempting to avoid a pedestrian walking alongside the highway and rolled into a ditch.
Police say the driver tried to avoid the victim, recently identified as 37-year-old Michael Robertson from Houston, but was unable to due to the rain and poor visibility. After an investigation by authorities and DPS Troopers, it was revealed that Robertson had been walking northbound in the main lanes of Highway 6 prior to being struck by the CMV.
Robertson was pronounced dead at the crash site by officers. Police also say next of kin has also been notified. The CMV driver was treated for minor injuries at the scene.
