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Police say a woman in her 20’s is responsible for a fatal intersection accident in Pasadena, and that the woman was fleeing the scene of a shoplifting include at Wal-Mart when the accident happened.  According to Channel 2’s video report, the suspect has made an attempt earlier at the Wal-Mart to walk out without paying for items including CDs, DVDs and baby clothes, but she was challenged and left after making an excuse.  The woman then returned to the Wal-Mart about an hour later and left the store with approximately $50-worth of stolen toys. This time Wal-Mart loss prevention followed the woman to the parking lot and challenged her, but the alleged thief assaulted the loss prevention person, pushing him/her down, then fleeing in a white Ford pickup truck.

At the intersection of Fairmont Parking and Nations Driver, the shoplifter in the pickup truck ran a red light and t-boned a red-colored SUV that was proceeding on a green light. The woman in the red SUV was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman’s 14-year old daughter was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition. The District Attorney’s Office is assessing what charges will be brought against the shoplifter.

The shoplifter was driving this Ford pickup

The woman driving this red SUV was killed in the crash

Fairmont Parkway and Nations Drive in Pasadena, TX

Sunday December 8, 2013: Channel 2 is reporting a two vehicle accident in Sugar Land that has left one driver dead. The crash happened at around 6:40 a.m. when a Chevrolet Tahoe SUV heading southbound on Dairy Ashford ran a red light, crashing into a Dodge Charger heading westbound on Highway 90.  The driver of the Dodge Charger was pronounced dead at the scene and the driver of the Tahoe was taken to hospital via helicopter. The crash remains under investigation; KHOU’s report states that the police will review red light cameras as part of the inquiry.

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The Tahoe driver reportedly ran this red light at Dairy Ashford and Hwy 90

A worker was killed yesterday when a 15-20 foot deep trench he was working in collapsed, burying him.

The crew was working to repair a broken water main near Longenbaugh and Oakfield Glen. The trench wall were not properly shored-up said Houston Fire Department, and the soft mud walls of the trench gave way while two workers were in the trench. One man was able to crawl out after the collapse but his co-worker was completely buried. It took rescue units several hours to reach the trapped man because the trench had to be properly supported before firefighters could enter. Neither worker’s name has been released; presumably OSHA will investigate since the accident involved a workplace fatality.

A two vehicle accident on Almeda Genoa Road in Houston claimed two lives over the weekend.  Around 2:45 a.m. on Sunday morning a car pulled out from a stop sign on Martin Luther King Boulevard and attempted to turn right onto Almeda Genoa Road. The car apparently interfered with the right-of-way of a red or maroon-colored pickup truck heading westbound on Almeda Genoa, causing a collision. The car was knocked in a ditch by the impact and the pickup rolled over, coming to rest on its roof before catching fire. Tragically the driver and passenger in the pickup were unable to exit the vehicle and were trapped inside: both were killed. The car driver was taken to Ben Taub in serious condition and police are continuing to investigate.  Channel 2 Houston’s story is here.

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A police officer was injured and a handcuffed female passenger in the police car was killed in a two vehicle accident early this morning in downtown Houston. The crash happened at the intersection of Chartres Street and Texas Street at around 3:35 a.m. when a red-colored Chevy Cobalt compact car driven by a 21-year old woman crashed into the side of the police car. The officer suffered minor injuries and was taken via EMS to the emergency room to be checked out. The woman who was handcuffed and detained in the police car was thrown out of the vehicle and died at the scene.

H.P.D. Sergeant Ignacia Izaguire told Channel 11 News that police department policy requires detainees be belted while they are being transported (which makes sense, because if they are handcuffed they can’t fasten their own seat belt). An investigation will be conducted to determine if that policy was followed by the 15-year veteran officer who was driving the police car. Typically police patrol units have a camera inside the car that records occupants riding in the back seat, so presumably a review of that camera footage will be a big part of the investigation. It is difficult to imagine how the detainee could have been completely ejected from the police car if she were properly seat belted. The woman had been taken into custody earlier in the evening on the grounds of Hobby Airport because she was determined to be a hazard to herself: she was being transported to a facility to sober up.

Photo credit: KHOU

Photo credit: KHOU

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

The weekend turned tragic for the family of a 20-year old woman killed last night in a crash on the Gulf Freeway in League City.  According to reports from Channel 13 and Channel 11, the young lady was transporting a mattress on her vehicle when her car was struck by a Ford pickup truck.  The Channel 13 article states the woman was driving slowly because of the load.  The young woman died in the accident; the pickup driver was not injured although his vehicle hit the median after crashing into the woman’s car.

Photo credit: Channel 13 News Houston

Un breve artículo en la pagina web del canal 13 informa que un trabajador se mató anoche en un accidente en Madden Bolt Galvanizing Corporation en la carretera Hempstead. El hombre fue según se informa atropellado por un montecarga, pero ningun otro detalles se an proporcionado. Ya, desde que el accidente fue una fatalidad, OSHA investigará.

Actualización: Noticias del canal 2 ha publicado un reportaje en su pagina web identificando el trabajador fallecido como Marco Aurelio Rodriguez 33 años. Según el artículo Marco fue a usar el montacarga para transportar un recipiente de metal cuando el montacarga golpeó una zanja de drenaje. Marco fue arrojado de el montacarge en donde cayo, y fue aplastando.

A brief article on Channel 13’s web site reports that a worker was killed last night in an accident at Madden Bolt Galvanizing Corporation on Hempstead Highway. The man was reportedly run over by a forklift, but no other details are provided. Since the accident was a fatality, OSHA will investigate.

Update: Channel 2 News has published a story on their web site identifying the deceased worker as 33-year old Marco Aurelio Rodriguez; according to the article Marco was using the forklift to transport a metal storage bin when the forklift hit a drainage ditch; Marco was thrown from the forklift which then toppled over, crushing him.

Source: Channel 2 News