Father-of-six is killed in horror accident while visiting Texas city for his birthday

A begetter of six has been killed by a deed and tally operator portion celebrating his upcoming day and his 5 twelvemonth day with his wife.

Dustin Dorcz, who had children aged from 6 to 18, was traveling with woman Lindsey Dorcz from their hometown of Lufkin erstwhile helium was struck by car connected the enarthrosis of I-10 eastbound.

The horrific clang occurred during the aboriginal greeting hours of September 15, and Lindsey was not with him astatine the time.

Lindsey said a witnesser told her 'my hubby was precise adjacent to the guardrail, acold distant from the roadway.'

Houston constabulary are inactive searching for the operator who killed Dustin, 35, adding that determination is nary authoritative fishy oregon conveyance description, KHOU 11 reported.

Sergeant Dallas with the Houston Police Department Vehicular Crimes Division spoke to KHOU 11 connected the nighttime of the fatal crash.

'We did person a witnesser that did enactment connected scene, unfortunately, the operator did leave,' she said.

Lindsey made a tearful entreaty to the operator to admit to what they did and travel forward.

'If that idiosyncratic is watching this, possibly God tin enactment connected you and you tin springiness my hubby the justness helium deserves and travel clean,' she said. 'I’ve been successful a haze for the past 8 days without my husband.'

According to Dustin's obituary, helium died conscionable 10 days earlier his 36th day connected September 25.

'Dustin loved grilling, upwind therapy connected his motorcycle, fishing, dancing, singing, and was ever the beingness of the party. Most of all, helium loved his family. Dustin was a 100% household man. He had galore large friends that helium considered household arsenic well,' his obituary read.

He was besides considered to beryllium 'a jack of each trades' and the feline you went to get things fixed.

Dustin is survived by his wife, his six children, his mother, his sister and his grandmother.

In 2023, 807 pedestrians were killed successful car crashes crossed Texas.

'We’re going to fig it retired due to the fact that this should not hap -- lives should not beryllium taken. Think astir my household that is suffering close present ... deliberation astir my children who don’t person their dad,' Lindsey said.

Police said if anyone has accusation astir the crash, they should interaction the Hit and Run Unit astatine 713-247-4065 oregon talk anonymously to Crime Stoppers astatine 713-222-TIPS (8477).