Video: Hit And Run Victim Forced To Quickly Flee Texas Gunman

Houston, Texas area authorities including the Harris County Constables want motorists to be safe at all times, and sometimes keeping yourself safe has nothing to do with turn signals and speed limits. Once in a while you cross paths with a driver or another vehicle's occupant that turns out to be quite more dangerous than navigating the Texas roads.

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According to this KHOU article, a man was driving his work truck with his wife as a passenger when they attempted to turn off the main road, and were hit on the passenger side by a car that was following them before they began their turn.

Truck Turning Off West Gulf Bank Road Becomes Victims Of Hit & Run

The road pictured above is where the alleged accident took place. It is a very narrow section of West Gulf Bank Road just west of a small bridge.

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After his truck was damaged, the man decided to pursue the alleged perpetrator, and this is what local authorities never want you to do because you have no way of being prepared for the actions of another driver or passenger.

Video: Hit And Run Victim Forced To Quickly Flee Gunman

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Thankfully nobody was injured, but avoiding confrontation is always the prudent thing to do because as things escalate, scenarios can change quickly, and cooler heads often become an afterthought. Additionally, if you have a dash cam that has captured the incident, it will always be safer and easier to hand over the evidence for the police to handle.