Mason Nelson, 14, and Sam Mixon, 14, killed, one other critically injured following suspected DWI collision on 41st Street and Avenue O in Galveston, Texas

Modified Date: 
Tue, 12/19/2023 - 9:21am
Accident Date: 
Friday, September 2, 2022

Juvenile killed and several injured after crash near Ball HS in Galveston, police say

At about 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Galveston police began an investigation of a fatal crash near 41st Street and Avenue O across from Ball High School.

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Texas prison records show that Brazier was in prison, serving a three-year sentence for driving while intoxicated and cocaine possession.

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The man behind the SUV, 28-year-old Keith Brazier, had just gotten out of prison on parole hours earlier, and Galveston police believe he was drinking and driving when Nelson was killed and two others in the Jeep were critically injured.

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Investigators said Brazier was released on parole from prison for multiple drunk driving convictions just seven and a half hours before the crash. 

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Mason Nelson
Sam Mixon
Keith Brazier