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Date:
Monday, March 24, 2014Area:
Houston, TXA street racing crash on Tuesday in Sunnyside killed one person and injured several others, police said.
Two cars were apparently racing about 2 p.m. in the 9100 block of southbound Scott when one of the drivers lost control and struck a tree, authorities said.
Police said one of the people in a Pontiac Grand Prix was thrown from the car and died.
At least five others were taken to Ben Taub General Hospital and Memorial Hermann Hospital.
Their conditions weren't known later Tuesday.
Date:
Friday, March 14, 2014Area:
Houston, TXA 17-year-old from the Woodlands is facing charges for a crash that sent two other teenagers to the hospital.
Authorities say Tyler Schlegel was behind the wheel of a car illegally racing on Gosling Road when the cars hit each other and one crashed into a tree.
According to investigators, while one teen was trapped inside and the other was searching for help, Schlegel took his car and parked it down the street. Police say when he was identified as a driver, he tried to run. He was quickly arrested.
Date:
Thursday, February 13, 2014Area:
Houston, TXPolice are investigating after a drag race ends with three people in the hospital.
According to Houston Police Department, a white pickup truck was racing someone down Interstate I-45 early Friday morning.
Suddenly, the white pick up truck turned around and hit a Chevy Trailblazer parked on the side of the road.
Officials said one person was in the truck and two people were in the Trailblazer.
All three were all transported by ambulance to an area hospital.
Police are now searching for the car that the pickup truck was racing.