Houston – A 3-year-old is the sole survivor of a family of four in a fatal crash in which Fort Bend Sheriff’s deputies say a wrong-way driver caused on Grand Parkway this weekend.
A Houston man who lost his brother to a wrong-way crash earlier this year spoke to KPRC 2 about what he says is a growing problem.
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“It’s happening too often,” said Brian Allen.
Allen lost his older brother, 66-year-old Anthony Allen, to a wrong-way crash on the South Loop near Wayside Drive in April.
In the aftermath, he created a movement called “Spikes for Anthony” to create awareness of wrong-way crashes.
According to their website, there have been 56 fatal wrong-way crashes in Houston since 2020.
“These accidents are happening more and more, and I hate that we aren’t putting things in place to try to prevent them," said Allen.
Allen said his brother was the second of seven children and was an engineer who was about to retire this year.
“The biggest pushback that I’ve seen so far is funding," said Allen.
Some possible solutions Allen is proposing to prevent wrong-way crashes include spike strips on the roads, wrong-way flashing alert systems, or camera systems alerting first responders that a driver is going the wrong way.
Allen tells KPRC 2 his goal is to prevent another tragedy.
“I don’t want any other family to go through this because, as I said, my brother was a great guy," said Allen.