FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A procession honoring a Fort Bend County deputy, who investigators say was killed in a hit-and-run crash while helping a stranded driver, is set to begin Friday morning.
Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Deputy Kenneth Lewis was off-duty last weekend when Houston police said a driver hit him and fled along the Katy Freeway.
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Authorities said the driver who hit him has yet to be found.
On Friday at 8 a.m., law enforcement and first responders will escort Deputy Lewis as he’s transported from the Harris County medical examiner’s office to the Schmidt Funeral Home in Katy.
The route will include the Westpark Toll Road westbound and Highway 99 northbound.
Drivers are being asked to be patient and expect possible delays along the route.
The sheriff’s office said a Wall of Honor will be conducted prior to the escort.
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