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43-year-old man killed by minivan as he tries to cross Westheimer in Houston, Texas

Date:

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Area:

Police are investigating a fatal traffic accident from early New Year’s Day in west Houston. It happened around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday in the 6200 block of Westheimer. Police said a minivan was driving on Westheimer when a 43-year-old victim attempted to cross the street and was hit. Officials said the victim did not use the crosswalk and died at the scene. The driver of the minivan stayed at the scene and was questioned by police. Police do not believe alcohol played a role in the crash. Names of those involved were not immediately released.

One killed, 3 seriously hurt in two-car crash on Pierce and Milam in Houston, Texas

Date:

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

Houston Police are investigating the first fatal crash of 2014. Officers say around 1 a.m. a Chevy pickup truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when the driver ran a red light and hit a white Mercedes at the intersection of Pierce and Milam in downtown Houston. A husband and wife were inside that Mercedes. Police say the man died, the woman was taken to Memorial Hermann hospital. The driver and a passenger in the pickup truck were also hurt and taken to the hospital. Police believe alcohol was a factor.

Man killed after car crashes into wall in Houston, Texas

Date:

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

A driver died after he slammed his car into the wall of the Westpark Tollway, according to HPD. Police say the driver way going westbound on the tollway when the driver lost control around 2am on Wednesday. The car collided with the wall. The driver died on impact. Investigators believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.

Man arrested after police car chase and crash in Houston.

Date:

Monday, December 30, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

A man was arrested after crashing his car during a police chase and then trying to run from officers. A police officer saw a car driving erratically on Richmond near Shepard around 2 a.m. Tuesday, according to the Houston Police Department. When the officer tried to pull over the driver, he sped off and police pursued. Officials said the man raced down Richmond for a few blocks before crashing into a truck. Police said the driver jumped out of the car and took off running. Police quickly caught him. Officials said the man is suspected of drunken driving. Charges against him are pending.

Woman killed in single car crash in Houston Tx.

Date:

Monday, December 23, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

A woman was killed early Christmas Eve morning after she was crushed by her own car in northwest Houston.

Police said the 24-year-old woman was headed westbound on Hempstead Highway around 1 a.m. Tuesday morning when she lost control of her Mercedes on a curve near Dacoma Street.

Officials said the car started flipping and the woman was tossed from the vehicle. The car landed on top of the woman, crushing her to death.

It was unclear if alcohol factored into the crash.

Man run over and killed deliberately by driver in Houston.

Date:

Monday, December 23, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

Police say the driver of a SUV intentionally ran over a 50-year-old man on Christmas Eve in southeast Houston and fled the scene.

Around 9 p.m. Tuesday, witnesses saw the victim speak to the driver inside the SUV at 6000 Bellfort near Mykawa. The man tried to run away from the car. As the man fell down, the driver ran him over. He died at the scene.

Police said one witness provided part of the SUV's license plate number as "82G."

Woman killed by hit-and-run driver on FM 1960 in Houston, Texas

Date:

Monday, December 23, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

Authorities are looking for the driver involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident early Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to the 7000 block of FM 1960 around 3:30 a.m. after witnesses reported seeing a woman's body in the middle of the road. As of Tuesday morning, investigators hadn't released any information regarding the woman's identity, and they said it's still not clear why she was in the middle of the road. Detectives closed FM 1960 and diverted traffic while they conducted their investigation. All lanes of FM 1960 reopened shortly before 8 a.m.

Man arrested after hit-and-run, crashing into apartment in Houston, Texas

Date:

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

A man was in custody Sunday night after allegedly crashing his car twice in northwest Harris County -- the second time into a family's home. According to investigators, a red Toyota sedan was involved in a hit-and-run accident on Veterans Memorial. The driver reportedly fled the scene of the accident and went to a gas station about a mile away on Greenwood Forest at FM 1960 in the Champions Forest area. For unknown reasons, the suspect then drove across the gas station parking lot and straight into a family's apartment, crashing through their dining room and entering their living room.

Woman killed after being involved in two car crashes. Alcohol suspected.

Date:

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

A woman who survived a car crash in north Houston was killed in another accident moments after the initial crash, according to witnesses.

The first accident happened around 2 a.m. Sunday on the North Loop near the North Freeway. Police said the woman was taking the exit ramp when she lost control of her car and crashed into a barricade.

Then for some reason, police said the driver got out of her car and stood on the freeway.

Driver flees after hit-and-run crash leaves one of his passengers dead in Houston, Texas

Date:

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Area:

Houston, TX

Police are searching for the driver of a pickup who slammed into a utility pole late Sunday night, killing one of his passengers and injuring another as he sped away from an apparent hit-and-run wreck moments earlier in southwest Houston. The fatal wreck occurred about 11:15 p.m. in the 9400 block of the outbound Southwest Freeway frontage road near Bissonnet, according to the Houston Police Department.