Saturday, May 18

HPD: Elderly woman may have had medical emergency before fatal accident 

HOUSTON – An incident occurred shortly after midnight this morning in the 1500 block of Furman where an elderly female driver drove off the road into a ditch. 

Two juveniles, believed to be her grandchildren, were in the vehicle at the time of the accident and were transported to the hospital and they are expected to recover. 

The grandmother was also transported to the hospital where she was later pronounced deceased. 

The Houston Police Department is investigating whether a medical issue, such as a possible cardiac arrest, may have caused the crash.

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