Former Missouri City officer indicted in deadly crash released from jail after bond lowered

MISSOURI CITY, Texas – A former Missouri City police officer indicted for a deadly crash which claimed the life of a mother and her 16-year-old son in June has been released from jail after his bond was lowered.

Court records indicate Blademir Viveros, 27, had his bond lowered from $800,000 to $500,000 by a Fort Bend County judge on Tuesday. He has since bonded out of jail and has a status hearing on Dec. 16.

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Viveros was indicted on Oct. 28 for manslaughter in connection with a crash which killed Angela Stewart and her son Mason Stewart.

Viveros was reportedly responding to a report of a robbery and was driving over the posted speed limit down Cartwright Road in Missouri City.

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At some point, a 2005 Toyota Corolla passenger car failed to yield the right-of-way out of a Dollar Tree parking lot on Cartwright near FM 2234 when Viveros’ SUV struck their vehicle.

The investigation determined that Viveros did not have the emergency lights of his vehicle turned on at the time of the crash.

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Viveros was taken to Memorial Hermann Houston in the Medical Center for treatment and later released.

Angela and Mason Stewart died at the scene of the crash.