Suspected drunk driver killed following 2-vehicle crash with family of 5 in Humble

HUMBLE, Texas – A suspected drunk driver is dead and several others are seriously injured after a crash in Humble overnight Tuesday.

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It happened around 1 a.m. on Atascocita and Wilson Rd. in northeast Harris County when officers with Humble PD and deputies with Harris Co. Sheriff’s Office were called to a two-vehicle crash. In one of the vehicles, an Uber driver had a family of 5 while the other vehicle was only occupied by the driver.

Preliminary information shared by HCSO’s Vehicular Crimes Division is that the unidentified driver ran a red light, hitting the Uber driver and the family he was faring. Emergency responders rushed the Uber driver and the family to a hospital, while the driver who ran the red light died at the scene.

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Investigators also believe that the driver was impaired, but a report from the medical examiner’s office will look into that and confirm.

The roadways were shut down for several hours but were said to re-open by 5 a.m.

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