Traffic Accidents

Man Dies After Speeding His Kia Soul Through a Construction Zone

Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident that happened on the North Sam Houston Parkway service road around 12:10 a.m. on Sunday. Apparently an unidentified male victim, 38, drove at a high rate of speed through a construction zone and was killed when his vehicle hit a concrete support pill ... More >>

Aresha Griffin, Passenger Victim Of DWI, Bayou Body Count No. 169

A 22-year-old passenger was killed when the driver of the car she was in sideswiped a cop car and crashed into a tree early Sunday, Houston police say. Aresha Griffin was killed in the 9100 block of Richmond a little after 2:30 a.m. Sunday, HPD says. Toccarra Victoria Dubose, 28, faces manslaughte ... More >>

Why Houston Artist Jeremy Choate Really Died (Wear Helmets, For Crissake!)

Last Sunday, after the din of sirens had quieted, and after one of Houston's most recognized artists, Jeremy Choate, had died following a horrific traffic accident along Studemont, the public conversation turned to the woman who had apparently caused the accident. Where had she fled to? Had she been ... More >>

Laura Botkin: Opera Singer Killed in Second Fatal Traffic Accident for Houston's Art Scene This Week

Still reeling from the death of local artist Jeremy Choate, Houston's fine-arts scene was reeling again with word of a promising opera singer dead from a Lubbock car crash. Laura Beth Botkin, 27, died late Sunday when the vehicle in which she was a passenger was hit by a truck driving the wrong way ... More >>

Double Cruelty: Two Cars Hit, Kill Pedestrian, Both Drive On & Offer No Help

Houston police are looking for not just one, but two vehicles involved in a deadly hit-and-run crash in the pre-dawn hours today. HPD says a 41-year-old man, whose identity has not been released pending notification of family members, was trying to cross the 500 block of West Tidwell about 5:35 a.m ... More >>

Skyler Hawk Clark, 20, Bayou Body Count No. 88

A Sinton man initially thought to have died in a traffic accident instead was killed by a gunshot wound to the head, Houston police say. Skyler Hawk Clark, 20, was found unresponsive in a pick-up near 100 West Rittenhouse about 1:15 a.m. June 16, HPD says. "he scene was originally believed to be a ... More >>

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Unidentified Woman, 76, in Hit and Run, Bayou Body Count No. 71

An unidentified 76-year-old woman was killed when a vehicle struck her in the 6700 block of Ranchester in southwest Houston around 7:45 p.m. Sunday night. She was pronounced dead after being rushed to Ben Taub Hospital. According to police, the woman was hit by a man driving a green Toyota Camry. T ... More >>

Unidentified Female, 26, Killed by 20-Year-Old Alleged Drunk Driver, Bayou Body Count No. 51

One passenger was killed and another critically injured in a one-car accident caused by a 20-year-old driver who police say was drunk early Sunday morning. Carla Lopez has been charged with intoxication assault and intoxication manslaughter, and is in the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries ... More >>

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William Johnson: Drunk When He Caused Five-Car Fatal Accident, Cop Say; Bayou Body Count No. 43

A drunk driver killed a 43-year-old man when he ran a red light and triggered a five-car pile-up, Houston police say William Thomas Johnson, 48, was driving his GMC Sierra pickup on the northbound Eastex Freeway service road when he ran a red light at Tidwell about 11:45 p.m. Wednesday, Houston po ... More >>

DUI Suspect Jason Murray: District Clerk Ticketed for Accident, Crashes Into Car Driving Away

How not to leave an accident scene: Troubled Galveston County District Clerk Jason Murray was ticketed by League City police after he rear-ended a truck March 28. He then got in his car and, as newly suspicious officers noticed he was driving erratically, he rammed into a second vehicle. He has be ... More >>

Houston: Only Two U.S. Cities Have More Dangerous Drivers

As you head out for your commute, keep this cheery thought in mind: You are about to hand your life over to some of the most dangerous people around: other Houstonian drivers. Space City drivers are the third-most dangerous in the nation, according to another one of those pseudoscientific studies b ... More >>

2012 Starts Out Deadly on Houston's Roads

Drive better, Houston. The first two days of 2012 saw four fatal traffic accidents, three of them on or near the Loop. Two occurred in the early morning hours of January 1, meaning they were probably New Year's Eve-related, but still: That's way too much dying going on. The deaths included a drun ... More >>

Unidentified Female Killed By Alleged Drunk Driver, Bayou Body Count No. 116

HPDJonathan Lacier Davis: Suspected of DWI in fatal accident.​A woman driving a Honda Civic was killed about 3 a.m. today when an allegedly drunk driver ran a red light and smashed into her. Jonathan Lacier Davis, 22, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter. He was driving a PT Cruise ... More >>

Police Looking For Driver In Hit-And-Run Fatality

Not the Dodge Magnum in question​Police are looking for a "blue Dodge Magnum with large chrome wheels" that was invloved in a fatal hit-and-run on the northside last night. A 32-year-old woman, whose name has not been released, was struck in the 8000 block of Homestead Road about 8:30 p.m., p ... More >>

Unidentified Robber Crushed by Pursuing Car, Bayou Body Count No. 107

Robbery gone wrong​A man who tried to rob a northside business this morning was pursued and killed when he ran into traffic, Houston police say. The unidentified robbery suspect died about 9:45 a.m. after running from a store in the 100 block of Little York. The owner of the business chased ... More >>

Never Bring Oatmeal to a Gunfight, Man Learns

He would prefer friendly persuasion.​It's Go Time. You and some other dude have been driving side by side, cursing the other, and now you've pulled over to settle things. Other dude gets out with a gun. You reach for...a bowl of oatmeal? Consider yourself outclassed, son. The epic oatmeal v ... More >>

RIP Ryan Dunn: 15 Car Crash Songs

film.com​Rocks Off has always been a Jackass fan. The exploits of Johnny Knoxville, Bam Margera, Steve-O and the recently deceased Ryan Dunn may not be for everyone, but we've always maintained it's better to be a willing participant in mayhem and physical abuse than not (*cough* America's Fun ... More >>

HPD's Most Wanted Hit-And-Run Driver Of The Year

Kevin Will: HPD is looking for the driver who started a tragic chain of events​If you're a hit-and-run driver, it's a given the police are looking for you. But when you're the hit-and-run driver whose crash ended with a Houston cop being killed while he was investigating it, then the cops are ... More >>

Rodrigo Caballero Cisneros, 30, Bayou Body Count No. 75

HPDNefi Cruz tried to escape on foot.​A drunk driver ran a red light and killed another man early Saturday morning, police say. Nefi Cruz, 22, has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in the death of Rodrigo Caballero Cisneros, 30, in the incident that happened about 2 a.m. at the inte ... More >>

Unidentified Male, Bayou Body Count No. 76

HPDMichelle Alcocer: Brother killed in crash​A Houston woman has been charged with intoxication manslaughter in connection with a one-vehicle crash early Sunday that killed her brother and injured a toddler and infant. Michelle Alcocer, 22, was driving a Chevy Tahoe at a high rate of speed no ... More >>

I-45 in Harris County: Most Teen Car Crashes in Texas

Road trip...to higher insurance rates.​There's nothing like being a teen behind the wheel in summer. You've got your music blasting, you at least imagine the top's down, and the world is yours. Plus, if you're in Harris County, you have the added excitement of crashing at almost any moment. ... More >>

Houston: Deadly for Pedestrians, Study Says

Taking your life in your hands, on foot.​You know why no one walks anywhere in Houston? The godawful humidity and the relentless, soul-searing sun? No -- it's because you can get killed here doing a crazy thing like being a pedestrian. Transportation for America, a group who we assume involv ... More >>

Donna Crites: Probation for Mom Who Gave 200 Jell-O Shots to Teens

Donna Crites: Jello shots for the kids.​Mom of the year candidate Donna Crites, of the town of Hutto just north of Austin, was sentenced to three years probation on Thursday after pleading guilty last month to five counts of providing alcohol to a minor. One of those minors later crashed her c ... More >>

Ann O'Donnell: UH Cop Had Cocaine in Her System at Time of Fatal Crash

Ann O'Donnell: Cop had cocaine in her system.​Ann O'Donnell, the first UH cop to die on duty, had cocaine in her system when she crashed her car into a tree in a front yard of North MacGregor last year, the university has announced. UH said the report from the Harris County Medical Examiner s ... More >>

Mom And Grandma Busted After Doughnut-Spinning Truck Almost Leads To Trailer Park Tragedy Near Lufkin

Jeff Foxworthy has another entry​Keeping the kids happy while you're tying one on in the old trailer park can be a challenge. You can't run 'em down to Chuck E. Cheese because drunk driving with the kids in the car is a felony, so you have to give Lufkin-area mother-and-daughter Tammy Kay Bur ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 20, Bayou Body Count No. 38

Traffic​Houston roads are never the safest places and there have been several recent traffic fatalities as proof. Tuesday night, around 10:50 p.m., the unidentified male victim, 20, ran a red light in his Ford Taurus in the 6700 block of the West Sam Houston Parkway North service road. A blac ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 30-35, Bayou Body Count No. 34

Man killed in fatal traffic accident.​HPD is investigating a fatal traffic accident at 4400 South MacGregor Way around 7:25 p.m. Friday, March 18. The victim, a 30 to 35-year-old male, is currently unidentified. According to the incident report, the victim was driving a tan Jeep Wrangler east ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 53, Bayou Body Count No. 28

HPDCarlton Eberle was drunk and hit a pedestrian, HPD says​A man has been charged with DWI and causing an accident involving injury in relation to a car crash that killed a 53-year-old man on the far west side. Carlton Jay Eberle, 25, was drunk and driving in the 1700 block of Highway 6 about ... More >>

Deylan Braxton, 27, Bayou Body Count No. 11

Drunk driving leads to a death, police say​A late-night traffic accident near downtown has resulted in intoxication manslaughter charges against the driver, Houston police say. Deylan Braxton, 27, was in the backseat of a silver BMW traveling southbound on Dowling when the driver, Jason Deran ... More >>

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Houston Musician Mean Gene Kelton Killed In Car Accident

Mean Gene Kelton & the Die Hards on Facebook​Longtime Houston musician "Mean" Gene Kelton, whose band the Die Hards has been a fixture at biker rallies and ice houses around the area for almost 20 years, was killed in a car accident Tuesday evening. The following update was posted on Kelton's ... More >>

Ann O'Donnell: UH Police Lose An Officer In The Line Of Duty

Photo courtesy UHPDAnn O'Donnell: UH police officer killed​It's a sad day at the University of Houston Department of Public Safety, which for the first time has lost an officer in the line of duty. Ann O'Donnell, who had been with UH Department of Public Safety a little over a year, was kille ... More >>

Theodore Jones, 31, Bayou Body Count No. 260

Man killed, his infant survives​Police say a woman was intoxicated, possibly on prescription drugs, when she drove into and killed a man who was standing with his seven-month-old son at a bus stop.Theodore Jones, 31, was killed. His son, Seth, who was in a stroller, was taken to the hospital with ... More >>

Metro Cops Will Be Getting Ticket-Happy Downtown

Metro police will be watching​Metro has announced a project to reduce bus accidents, and it involves cracking down on drivers in those downtown diamond lanes that everybody ignores.Metro "will be looking for drivers who are violating the diamond-lane traffic laws," the agency announced. Drivers re ... More >>

Kenneth Wayne Henderson: Passengers Shouldn't Shoot Drivers While They're On The Highway

At least they knew not to shoot the driver​The life of a backseat passenger can be frustrating -- the driver is going too slow, he's going too fast, he's tailgating, he's not doing anything right.Still, you probably shouldn't shoot him. Especially when you are barreling down an interstate.Remember ... More >>

Unidentified Male, 47, Bayou Body Count No. 142

No seatbelts and drinking -- not a good combination​Being drunk and not wearing a seatbelt is generally not a good idea while driving.And a Houston man faces intoxication manslaughter charges after he crashed his car on the West Loop North early Saturday, killing his passenger.Louis M. Morones, Jr ... More >>

John Goodman, Bazillionaire Polo Patron, Finally Arrested In Connection With Fatal February Crash

Trouble in criminal and civil court looms for Goodman​It only took about three months, but John Goodman, the Houston-bred multi-millionaire playboy air conditioning heir and Palm Beach polo patron, is finally behind bars. Daybreak found him in the Palm Beach County jail on $100,000 bond, facing ... More >>

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Unidentified Homeless Man, Bayou Body Count No. 97

Some driver was a long way from the road​A homeless man thought he had a safe shelter set up about 200 feet off Almeda Road. He probably never saw the car coming that killed him.Houston police say a hit-and-run driver left the roadway and traveled the 200 feet to the homeless man's encampment abou ... More >>

Stay The Hell Away From The South Loop If You Know What's Good For You

The West Loop is a disaster area right now. An 18-wheeler has shut it down.From TxDot: EMERGENCY CLOSURE OF IH 610 WEST LOOPAt the request of the City of Bellaire, the Texas Department of Transportation has closed IH 610 West Loop southbound mainlanes and frontage road at Bellaire and is in the proc ... More >>

Crash Reports

Running a red light and killing someone does not automatically mean you're in trouble in Harris County.

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A Cool, Calm Discussion Of Possible Racism In The Fire Department

 You know what the Houston Fire Department racism mess needed? Some more stirring of the pot.Luckily, we have city councilwoman Jolanda Jones, who is a Sheila Jackson Lee in training when it comes to publicity, and Jeff Caynon, head of one of the local firefighters' unions, who also knows how t ... More >>

Life On The Rodeo Road: "The Steer Stopped And Run A Horn Through My Face"

Photo by Paul KnightName: Lee GravesAge: 37Hometown: Calgary, AlbertaEvent: Steer WrestlingI got into rodeo because I was raised around horses my whole life. I got involved with some neighbors who roped and stuff, and that's about it. I was playing a lot of hockey at the time, and I was probably lik ... More >>

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