An Odessa man is in critical condition after police say he was hit by a vehicle while walking across the street Sunday night in east Odessa.
Caleb Sowards, 19, of Odessa was walking north across the 4600 block of Oakwood Drive when a black 2015 GMS Sierra hit him, an Odessa Police Department news release stated. Sowards was not at a crosswalk.
OPD and Odessa Fire Rescue responded to a call about a major crash at about 9:49 p.m. Sunday at Oakwood Drive and JBS Parkway.
The release stated 27-year-olds Kendal McClendon and Shelbee Davis, both of Odessa, were in the truck traveling east in the 4600 block of Oakwood Drive when the crash occurred. McClendon was driving and Davis was the front passenger.
Sowards was transported to Medical Center Hospital with serious bodily injury. There were no reports of any other injuries. The investigation continues, the release stated.
