HOUSTON – An Ike Relief worker was killed Saturday night while attempting to rescue three dogs.  The stranded animals were huddled together in the middle of East Freeway at Baca Street, in the inside emergency lane. 

According to witnesses, the 58-year-old victim had reached the dogs, but did not see the motorcyclist driving in the inside lane.  The motorcycle hit him, killing him at the scene.

“The victim was one of the construction workers who had come into town to help with the Hurricane cleanup,” said Sergeant Morgan of the Houston Police Department. “He was on break when the accident happened.”

The victim was from the Florida Keys.  According to his co-workers, he was a good man who had offered to come to Houston to help people rebuild as he had been through hurricanes himself.

The motorcyclist was transported to Ben Taub Hospital with minor injuries. 

One of the three dogs was also hit, but survived.  All three dogs were picked up by the City and taken to the SPCA.