Ever Medrano killed and nine injured in head-on car collision with alleged drunk driver at Gears Road and Crown Park in Houston, Texas

Modified Date: 
Sat, 09/09/2017 - 7:51pm
Accident Date: 
Saturday, April 11, 2015

Deputies: 1 dead, 9 taken to hospital after drunken driver crashes into truck

Officials said the Mitsubishi's driver was intoxicated and will face intoxication manslaughter charges.

Man charged with intoxication manslaughter for deadly crash

Jose Martir Salazar-Ramirez was traveling down the 1500 block of Gears Road when Mitsubishi Galant drove into the oncoming lane of traffic and struck a Ford pick-up head on, Harris County Sheriff's Officials said.

One person was killed and nine others, including two children, were taken to the hospital after a drunk driver in a Mitsubishi crashed into a pickup truck Saturday evening around 9:30 p.m. at Gears Road and Crown Park in Houston. The Mitsubishi was heading west on Gears Road when it swerved into the eastbound lane and crashed into a Ford pickup head-on. The frontseat passenger in the Mitsubishi was pronounced deceased at the crash site, and the driver and rear passenger were transported to the hospital in serious condition. All seven people inside the pickup truck were taken to local hospitals. 

 

Type: Car Accident
People Involved: 
Ever Medrano
Jose Martir Salazar-Ramirez

Comments

Prayers are with the family, I live down the street from the accident. I kept hearing the sirens, some in my complex thought it was at the SHELL station. I just wish to know was that a student or an adult that I know.

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