Jon Fontana, killed, Denise Martin, Sarah Lemay, Scott Baumgarten, Franklin Kingsley injured, after a two-car wrong-way crash on U.S. 290 in Houston, Texas

Modified Date: 
Fri, 05/15/2015 - 4:52pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, March 15, 2014

One dead, four hospitalized after wrong-way crash.

One man is dead and four other people are in the hospital after a wrong-way crash in northwest Harris County.

Wrong-way driver collides with SUV of A&M students.

A wrong-way driver on U.S. 290 was killed in a collision early Sunday morning when he hit a Jeep filled with Texas A&M students returning to College Station.
A wrong-way driver on U.S. 290 was killed in a collision early Sunday morning when he hit a Jeep filled with Texas A&M students returning to College Station. Jon Fontana was driving a silver Toyota Camry eastbound in the westbound lane of U.S. 290's 30600 block at about 2:30 a.m., according to press release from the Harris County Sheriff's Office. Fontana collided head-on with a Blue Jeep Liberty driven by Denise Martin, the release said. Fontana died in the crash. Martin and her passengers - Scott Baumgarten, Sarah Lemay and Franklin Kingsley - were transported to Memorial Hermann Texas Medical Center for treatment, according to the release. Reports are that their injuries are non-life threatening. The crash is under investigation by the Harris County Sheriff's Office Traffic Enforcement Division.
Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Jon Fontana
Denise Martin
Sarah Lemay
Scott Baumgarten
Franklin Kingsley
Roadway: 
U.S. 290

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