A five-year-old boy was backed over by a car in Harris County Monday afternoon. What investigators are calling an accident took place in the 7500 block of Silent Wood Lane. A 68-year-old woman ran over the child, investigators told Khou.com. The driver said she didn't know the boy was there and backed over him, then [...]
A car crashed into a Humble family's home off Clear Fork Drive on Sunday. The Harris County Sheriff's Office later found a gunshot wound to the driver. No one inside the home was hurt. The driver was the only person in the car; he was pronounced dead at the scene. "We heard a big bang," [...]
Northbound lanes of the East Loop were blocked last night after a car carrier with new luxury cars caught fire. The incident happened under the overpass for the East Freeway at roughly 2:30 a.m. Tuesday. The driver of the car carrier said he noticed sparks coming from his 18-wheeler. When he pulled over to try [...]
A shocking attempted robbery took place early Tuesday morning at a convenience store south of the Texas Medical Center. Around 3am, a large Ford pickup truck came crashing into the front doors, shattering glass and nearly hitting a clerk. After violently backing the vehicle into the store, four men inside the truck swarmed inside, looking [...]
Two suspected serial robbers have been apprehended by police after a chase in Northwest Houston on Monday night and Tuesday morning. Houston police said the two suspects were spotted in a stolen car on Long Point Drive late Monday night. At around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, the driver crashed the car into construction barriers. Both suspects [...]
The southbound lanes of the Eastex Freeway were shut down Tuesday morning after a wrong-way driver caused a crash. According to investigators, a man was driving northbound in the southbound lanes of US 59. Around 4 a.m., he slammed into another car head on. Both drivers were taken to Ben Taub hospital, where the man [...]
The woman who police say caused a wreck that killed a deputy last month in Harris County is facing intoxication manslaughter charges. Kelly Ivey was originally charged with possession of a controlled substance after the wreck, which killed Harris County Deputy Jesse Valdez III. Valdez' car spun around and went into the ditch, where he [...]
John Goodman, a Houston millionaire convicted of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide in 2012, began his retrial Tuesday with some seemingly bizarre events. At the start of Tuesday's trial, one juror reported she had been yelled at and heckled at the hotel she was staying in. The people seemed to know she was a juror [...]