HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An 80-year-old man is dead after being hit by a driver while trying to cross the road with his wife, according to the Houston Police Department.

The deadly hit-and-run happened at about 10:35 p.m. on Thursday at 11900 Airline Drive, HPD said.

At the scene, HPD Sgt. D. Griffiths told ABC13 that just before the incident, the man was walking with his wife after she got off work at a nearby restaurant.