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Police are saying that excessive speed and possibly alcohol were factors in a major collision on Highway 290 (a.k.a. Northwest Freeway) this morning. A woman driving a Chevy Camaro rear-ended a blue-colored SUV near the 43rd Street exit, and the impact caused the SUV to roll over. Two passengers in the SUV, a blue-colored Dodge Nitro, were taken to hospital in stable condition; the driver of the Camaro was transported in critical condition.  If the Camaro driver is found to have been legally intoxicated at the time of the crash, she will likely be charged with intoxication assault. Channel 2’s coverage is here. KHOU’s coverage is here.

This SUV rolled when it was hit by a speeding Camaro

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Police suspect a woman driving an Audi sedan was drunk when she crashed into a HPD patrol unit on Almeda Road near Hermann Park.  The officer was traveling northbound on Almeda when the Audi came towards the police car, driving on the wrong side of the road.  The officer swerved to avoid the collision, but the vehicles still made contact. It appears from the photographs that the Audi came to rest in a ditch.

Photo credit: KHOU

Photo credit: KHOU

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Pasadena law enforcement believe a driver was intoxicated when he ran a red light late Monday night, striking another vehicle and killing two people.  The crash happened as the man drove his pickup southbound on Allen Genoa Road around 11:00 p.m.; he disregarded the red light at the intersection of Fairmont Parkway and t-boned another vehicle.  A passenger in the t-boned vehicle died at the accident scene; the driver was transported to the hospital and died there.  The driver of the pickup was taken to the hospital.  A picture from Channel 2’s story appears to show a severely damage dark gray colored car.

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Police say a Chevrolet pickup truck was speeding, and the driver’s alcohol consumption may have been a factor, in the first fatal accident of 2014 in Houston.  Police say the pickup truck ran a red light at the intersection of Pierce Street and Milam Street in downtown Houston around 1:00 a.m., crashing into the passenger side of a white Mercedes sedan.  A husband and wife were traveling in the Mercedes: the husband was killed in the accident, the wife transported to Memorial Hermann Hospital. Read Channel 2’s report here.

Photo credit: Channel 11 Houston

Photo credit: Ch. 11 News Houston

A motorcyclist was killed in an accident caused by a wrong way driver who police believe was driving drunk. The accident happened around 8:00 p.m. on Saturday November 30th on the Katy Freeway (I-10). The woman driving the car was taken to hospital with minor injuries and was arrested on intoxication manslaughter charges. Channel 2 News’ story states the driver’s name and victim’s name has not been released; a photograph on Channel 2’s web site shows a red motorcycle and what appears to be an older model Nissan Maxima.  Harris County public records show that the only female charged with intoxication manslaughter in Harris County within the past 48 hours appears to be an individual named Ashley Tran of Houston, Texas.  The same public records indicate Ms. Tran is currently in Harris County Jail and her bond has been set at $30,000.

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A suspected hit-and-run, drunk driver hit and killed a female pedestrian at Westheimer Rd. and Joel Wheaton Rd. last night. The woman was struck outside a shopping center around 9:30 p.m.; the driver fled the scene but his car broke down at Westheimer and Gentryside and he was arrested.  He will likely face a charge of intoxication manslaughter.

A man was arrested after seriously injuring a young girl with his vehicle and fleeing the scene, according to Channel 11 News. Witness Cindy Flores told reporters the man lost control of his black-colored Nissan Altima, then struck the girl who was enjoying a birthday party in a driveway of a home in the 2100 block of Floral Street in Houston. The girl was thrown up onto the hood of the vehicle, and the driver took off. The girl’s father jumped in his truck and chased the Nissan, leading police to the driver who was stopped about a half-mile away. The girl was responsive when taken to the hospital, and suffered a broken leg and a gash on her head. The girl’s age is stated as 4-years old but also 6-years old in the Channel 11 story.

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One person was killed in an unusual series of collisions on the North 610 Loop at Ella Boulevard early Sunday morning. Two vehicles collided around 3:30 a.m. and Houston Fire Department was dispatched to respond. One of the drivers got out of his vehicle and was hit by a third vehicle heading eastbound on 610: he was pinned between two vehicles and killed. A passenger from this man’s vehicle then tried to run across the freeway to get help, and he was hit by a fourth vehicle causing a leg injury. Channel 11’s report is here.

Channel 2’s story provides a bit more detail, and a slightly different version of events. According to Channel 2, the eastbound vehicle rear-ended a black-colored Chevy Impala, which caused the Impala to spin out across the freeway and hit a Toyota. The vehicle that struck the Impala then fled the scene. The driver of the Toyota then exited his vehicle, complaining of a head injury, and lay down on the roadway. An additional vehicle, a Honda Accord, then came upon the scene and struck the man, killing him. Investigators say the Honda driver was driving drunk. Another vehicle was following the Honda, and when that driver saw his friend had been in a wreck, this man ran across the freeway trying to help and was hit by a car.

And of course, once police arrived and were handling the accident scene, another drunk driver crashed into a police patrol car.

A lady was killed early this morning in a two car accident on Bammel N. Houston Road, and police say the driver responsible for the accident was driving drunk.  Harris County Sheriff’s told Channel 11 News that a man driving a Honda Accord was traveling eastbound on Bammel N. Houston Road near Kleinbrook Drive around 1:30 a.m. when he rad a red light and smashed into a woman driving a Nissan Maxima.  The woman in the Maxima died at the scene, and the alleged drunk driver was transported to hospital in stable condition.  The driver of the Honda has been charged with intoxication manslaughter.

Photo credit: KHOU

Photo credit: KHOU Houston

There was a major car accident this morning on the southbound Gulf Freeway near Almeda Genoa. A car lost control around 8:00 a.m., hitting the railing on the Edgebrook overpass. The car then spun across the freeway hitting a pickup truck, then hit the railing on the opposite side of the freeway and flipped over. Fire fighters cut two people out of the car: the driver was helicoptered to Memorial Hermann and the passenger was taken by ambulance. Investigators told Houston’s Channel 11 that alcohol may be a factor in the accident; the freeway was closed for three hours while police investigated.

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