<p>KATY, Texas — One woman died and several other people were injured when a driver struck a group of people in the parking lot of a suburban Houston restaurant following a reported fight early Thursday, police said.</p>
<p>Investigators believe the driver, who is about 20 years old, intentionally struck the crowd, Harris County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Jason Brown said.</p>
<p>They were gathered outside Pinchy’s Tex-Mex Restaurant in Katy about 1 a.m. when they were struck, authorities said. One woman, believed to be about 35, was pronounced dead at a hospital. Another person was in serious condition while several others suffered minor injuries, Brown said.</p>
<p>The driver initially fled but returned to the parking lot, where he was taken into custody, Brown said.</p>
<p>A fight inside the restaurant had spilled out into the parking lot before the group was struck, Houston TV station <a href="https://abc13.com/1-killed-after-man-drives-into-crowd-outside-katy-area-restaurant/10588176/">KTRK</a> reported. Investigators were working to determine any relationship between the driver and those who were struck, Brown said.</p>
