Shacory Brooks, 18, struck and killed by vehicle on Beltway 8 in Houston, Texas
Driver killed after car broke down on Beltway 8
When both drivers exited their cars, a third vehicle was unable to avoid striking the first car in the back on the driver's side, and in turn striking the driver who was standing next to her car.
18-year-old hit, killed on North Beltway 8 after chain of collisions
Shacory Brooks, 18, and her passenger in a Ford Fusion stalled around 2 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of North Beltway 8 near Vickery Drive.
After Brooks vehicle stalled, a person in a Nissan Pathfinder who did not see her vehicle, swerved and struck the right passenger side of the Ford, according to authorities.
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