Midlothian family mourns loss of son in hit-and-run

ENNIS – A Midlothian family is mourning the loss of a loved one after 30-year-old Zachary Stables of Midlothian died last week when an unidentified motorist struck him as he was walking alongside US Highway 287.

The death of Stables was a hit and run, and happened in the City of Ennis in the 4500 block of US Highway 287.

Stables was traveling on foot on the northbound side of US Highway 287 north of Nesuda Road at around 7 p.m. last Monday when the incident occurred.

He was found by a passing motorist on the side of the road after being hit.

Stables was transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital where he died due to his injuries.

Ennis PD Public Information Officer Roger Cole said he would not disclose the hospital where Stables was transported.

Cole also said Ennis PD does not know the reason Stables was walking along US Highway 287 in the evening on the night of his death.

The Ennis Police Department is actively investigating Stables’ death and ask anyone who may know anything about it to contact Detective Sgt. Rodney Rickman at (972) 875-4455 ext. 2293.