KATY, Texas — A 61-year-old woman faces a felony charge after investigators said she struck a bicyclist with her SUV and left the area following a fatal collision in the Katy area.
Trianna Denise Walker was charged Monday, Nov. 9, with failure to stop and render aid in a collision involving death. Court records show her bond was set at $200,000.
The charge stems from a crash around 10 p.m. Sunday in the 4100 block of Pitts Road near Clay Road that killed 22-year-old Chinwe Keisha Egbo, who was riding her bicycle to work.
According to investigators, Walker was driving a 2026 Mitsubishi Outlander southbound when the vehicle struck Egbo from behind. Authorities said Walker failed to control her speed before the collision.
After the crash, Walker stopped at a nearby gas station, where an off-duty Harris County sheriff’s deputy noticed extensive damage to the front of her SUV.
Walker told the deputy she had struck something in the roadway, authorities said. The deputy investigated and found Egbo lying in the road. Emergency responders attempted lifesaving measures, but she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators said Walker left the gas station in another person’s vehicle while deputies were attending to the victim. She was later located at a nearby residence and arrested.
Authorities are examining whether the person who picked up Walker could face criminal charges. No additional charge against that person had been confirmed in the initial reports.
Walker showed no signs of intoxication and cooperated with investigators, according to the sheriff’s office.
Court records show Walker was ordered not to drive without permission or contact Egbo’s family. She also was restricted from traveling outside Harris County and adjoining counties without authorization.
The criminal charge is an allegation, and Walker is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
The Harris County Sheriff’s Office Vehicular Crimes Division continues to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision.