14-year-old bicyclist hit by car in Atascocita, deputies investigate

A 14-year-old girl was struck by a car while riding her bike in Atascocita, sending deputies, EMS and other responders to Madera Run Parkway shortly after 9 a.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2026.

Harris County Precinct 4 said the girl was receiving medical attention at the scene near Madera Run Parkway and Lupine Meadow Lane. Her condition was not immediately clear, and authorities did not release details on the driver’s status.

Constable Mark Herman’s office described the crash as a major accident involving a vehicle and a bicyclist. Westbound traffic in the area was temporarily affected as investigators worked the scene and drivers were told to avoid the stretch during the response.

The crash again puts a spotlight on bicycle safety in suburban Harris County, where neighborhood streets can carry fast-moving traffic through residential areas. Madera Run Parkway runs through the Atascocita area, where families, school traffic and everyday neighborhood travel often overlap on the same roads, making visibility, speed and right-of-way especially important in a crash like this.

Texas Department of Transportation says bicycle crashes are preventable when road users follow the rules of the road, and the state’s 2024 numbers show how severe those collisions can be. TxDOT recorded 2,761 traffic crashes involving bicyclists last year in Texas, including 80 deaths and 429 serious injuries.

Driver inattention, failure to yield the right of way and speeding were the top contributing factors in those crashes, according to TxDOT. The agency also says bicyclists have the same rights and responsibilities as drivers under Texas law, a reminder that safety on roads like Madera Run Parkway depends on both caution and awareness from motorists and riders.

Investigators have not said what caused Wednesday’s crash, but the scene added another data point to a persistent problem across Texas: bike crashes often turn serious in an instant, and the margin for error on busy local streets is small.