Man in stolen car killed after crashing into tree, deputies say

A juvenile passenger was transported to the hospital

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HARRIS COUNTY – One man has died in a single-vehicle crash in Harris County Monday after driving a stolen car into a tree, Harris County Precinct 4 Constable Mark Herman said.

A passenger, a juvenile, was transported to an area hospital. The passenger was armed and will be charged and booked into the Harris County Detention Center after he is released from the hospital, according to deputies.

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The victims have not been publicly identified.

The accident occurred in the 100 block of N Sam Houston Parkway E and the Beltway 8 eastbound Greenspoint exit ramp.

Authorities said the pair in the stolen car were believed to be speeding.


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