Accidents that occured in Texas or impacted Texas residents.
Kristina Chambers' blood alcohol content level was four times the legal limit when she hit the victim, identified as Joseph McMullin. The crash happened on Wednesday, April 19 at about 2:30 a.m. on Westheimer near Waugh in front of a Voodoo Doughnut shop in Montrose.
An American Airlines employee died in an accident at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport. The employee was operating a ground service vehicle that struck a jet bridge. The cause of death has not yet been announced.
A truck driver was found dead under a car that crashed into him while he was loading equipment onto an 18-wheeler on the North Freeway. The driver who crashed was taken to a hospital. Deputies are investigating if intoxication or distracted driving played a role in the crash.
A woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash on IH-10 East at the Beltway in Houston, Texas. The woman was driving slowly due to car trouble or a flat tire when she was hit from behind and then struck by another vehicle on the freeway. All eastbound lanes were shut down for three hours.
Clayton Vaughn, a 21-year-old father, was killed when a tire flew into the windshield of an SUV on the Katy Freeway. The driver of the SUV, Vaughn's girlfriend, is expected to be okay. The driver of the truck that lost the tire could be charged with failure to stop and render aid.
A passenger died after a loose tire from a large truck hit a Kia SUV on the Katy Freeway in Houston. The driver of the car was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the large truck continued driving eastbound and did not stop.
An 84-year-old man was killed in a crash on the East Freeway in Houston. The driver from Florida was stopped in one of the lanes and had no lights on when his vehicle was hit. The man's exact cause of death is under investigation.