Man accused of leaving girl, 3, unsupervised which resulted in her walking alone down a busy road

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A man is accused of leaving a young child unsupervised which resulted in her walking alone down a busy road in the Spring area.

According to court documents, on September 19 a 3-year-old girl was found wandering in the 24000 block of Aldine Westfield, a four-lane roadway with a posted speed limit of 45mph. Police say the girl was alone and wandering down the street about one mile from her residence.

Court documents state investigators brought the girl back to her residence and spoke with a 10-year-old boy who said he just arrived home from school and that his older brother, Joshua Montel Stephens, was in charge of watching the girl. Police say about 10 minutes later, Stephens walked up to the residence. They say Stephens said he walked to the store to get some food for the girl and the 10-year-old boy and that he admitted to leaving the girl home alone.

Stephens, 19, is charged with endangering a child.

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Woman killed while walking across Katy Freeway

  HOUSTON (KTRK) -- Police say a person trying to cross the Katy Freeway was struck and killed by an oncoming vehicle.

Police say the woman was hit around 2:10am near Greenhouse Road. They say she was attempting to walk southbound across the main lanes of traffic in the 18500 block of the Katy Freeway when she was struck by a blue Honda Accord. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Authorities say the driver stopped and waited for officers to arrive. He was questioned and released at the scene. Officers determined alcohol was not a factor in the accident.

Police have not released the woman's identity.

The accident completely shut down the westbound lanes of the freeway for a period of time.

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Car hits, kills two people and dog walking along Galveston Seawall

GALVESTON, TX (KTRK) -- We are learning more about the driver and the victims of Wednesday night's deadly crash. An eyewitness talks about the moment two men were killed by a car while walking a dog along Galveston's Seawall, and says the two victims didn't have a chance.

A few roses have been left outside Hi-5 Souvenir and Surf Shop, where the crash happened. Workers inside rushed to help the victims. They showed us surveillance video of what happened and it's very chilling.

There are still orange marks covering the sidewalk on the 1300 block of Seawall Boulevard. Those marks trace the path of that tragic accident that killed two men who were walking a dog outside Hi-5 on Wednesday night.

"I heard the screech of the tires, you know, screeching," said eyewitness Ron Narido.

He works at Hi-5. He says he was just steps away from the victims when a red car lost control, sped onto the sidewalk and hit the pedestrians from behind.

"The other guy here was holding the dog, and one person is right over here, and he got hit," Narido told Eyewitness News.

Police say the impact of that crash instantly killed the dog, its owner 42-year-old Steven Hunt, and 43-year-old Joseph Owen. Both were from Galveston.

Narido told us it all happened so fast.

"They didn't have a chance to jump, or go to the side, because it was so fast," he said.

Investigators say Matthew Shelton, 27, was the driver of that red car. Shelton is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter.

"We don't know why he lost control, however we do believe alcohol or other intoxicants played a factor," said Lt. Michael Gray with the Galveston Police Department.

Shelton and his passenger were also injured during the crash. Police say those two are at a local hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

As for Narido, he and his co-workers say they are still very shaken up after witnessing that tragic crash.

Police tell us they are still trying to find out what the suspect was doing and where he'd been before the crash. They are asking anyone with information to call Galveston police.

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Patient vanishes after walking out of hospital

HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A Bay City doctor vanished more than a week ago after checking himself into Memorial Hermann Hospital as a patient for a brain tumor. The family of Dr. James Rorig fears for his safety after his disappearance.

Nine days ago, Dr. Rorig walked out of the hospital wearing a red shirt and blue jeans, and he hasn't been seen since. His family and friends are worried sick. They fear he could be jeopardy because of a life threatening medical condition.

A Chicago native, Dr. Rorig launched his medical practice in Bay City eight years ago. Since he knew no one, through the years his colleagues, patients and friends became his family.

Office manager Melody Cadenas said, "He's a brilliant, genius doctor and has a lot of patients that love him."

Friends say over the past several months Dr. Rorig's personality began to change. Ten days ago, on January 6, he received some bad news. Doctors told him he had a brain tumor and on that same day, they arranged for LifeFlight to take him to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Medical Center for treatment.

"He was very clear he didn't want any treatment if it was something major that he didn't think he could recover from," said Terry Stewart, a friend of Rorig's.

Less than 24 hours later, on Saturday, January 7, at around 5pm Dr. Rorig walked out of the hospital without his cell phone, money or ID and simply vanished. His family filed a missing persons report with police. Friends believe he's not thinking clearly and may be in desperate need of medical attention.

"We don't care anymore if he does the treatment or not. His family just wants to take him home and take care of him," Cadenas said. "We just want him to come back."

Dr. Rorig also left the hospital without his seizure medicine.

The hospital issued the following statement:
"On Friday, January 6, James Rorig, M.D., was admitted to Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. On Saturday, January 7, following an afternoon check, hospital personnel promptly recognized Dr. Rorig was no longer in his room.

A hospital video confirms he exited the hospital at approximately 4:15 p.m., nine minutes after he last had contact with a Memorial Hermann nurse.

Hospital personnel immediately notified family, physicians, hospital security, Texas Medical Center police and the Houston Police Department to alert them to Dr. Rorig's disappearance.

The health and safety of our patients are of upmost priority to Memorial Hermann. We will continue to work with HPD and the Rorig family upon request."
- Alex Rodriguez, Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center

Friends and colleagues have checked some of the local homeless shelters. They've already passed out dozens of flyers.

If you see Dr. Rorig, you're asked to call Houston police.

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