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Video: Three people died in three separate vehicle accidents within the span of two hours across Houston.
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Video: Three people died in three separate vehicle accidents within the span of two hours across Houston.

The first of these three accidents occurred when a motorcycle and a Chevy Equinox collided in the 700 block of Little York, near Airline St. in north Houston. First responders were dispatched around 12:45 a.m. to the accident. The biker was pronounced deceased at the scene when paramedics with the Houston Fire Department found the biker near the passenger front wheel of the Equinox, several yards from where the motorcycle came to rest. https://www.youtube.com/embed/Y7KqRP3PZTY As bars started to close at 2 a.m., first responders were notified of another motorcycle in the 1900 block of Allen Pkwy, near Taft St. This one involved a pickup truck that came to rest after hitting a light pole and the motorcyclist. The driver of this pickup truck fled the scene. Police canvassed the ar...
Cyclist killed in Montrose during ‘Pride Ride’ after a vehicle struck him, then ran him over as the driver sped off
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Cyclist killed in Montrose during ‘Pride Ride’ after a vehicle struck him, then ran him over as the driver sped off

October 11, 2022 - A cyclist was killed after falling into the lane of an oncoming car in the Montrose District of Houston during a 'Pride Ride' just before 8 p.m. in the 2200 block of W. Dallas. Police say a vehicle struck him, then ran him over as the driver fled the scene. https://www.youtube.com/embed/FnQm_RwPHI8 According to Sgt. David Rose of the Houston Police Department, the cyclist, a caucasian male in his forties lost control of his bicycle and fell into a lane in front of the vehicle that ended up striking him. The driver then tried to leave the scene at a high rate of speed. As the driver accelerated, the tire ran over the cyclist again. The cyclist was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced deceased a short time later. Other cyclists riding in the group, tried...
Drunk driver kills elderly woman crossing the street on Bellaire in west Houston
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Drunk driver kills elderly woman crossing the street on Bellaire in west Houston

An elderly Asian woman believed to be in her seventies was crossing the intersection of Bellaire and Boone in west Houston when a pickup truck that was turning from Boone Rd struck her. The driver of the pickup truck has now been arrested and is facing DWI charges. https://www.youtube.com/embed/qmpy7sQmIZs The accident happened shortly before 9:30 p.m. when police say the driver of a black Dodge pickup truck, Yennifer Viveros Villarreal was turning eastbound onto Bellaire Boulevard as she was traveling southbound on Boone Road. As she was making the left turn, the elderly woman was crossing Bellaire in a crosswalk and struck the elderly woman. The elderly woman was transported to a local hospital where she died shortly after arriving. The driver of the truck remained at the scen...
Video: Homeless woman shot in a drive-by shooting in west Houston
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Video: Homeless woman shot in a drive-by shooting in west Houston

Houston Police are looking for a Hispanic male in a red Chevy Silverado they believe to be responsible for the shooting of a homeless woman next to a washeteria in Houston. https://www.youtube.com/embed/5v0fjjDZAWA The shooting occurred around 11:30 p.m. when the Houston Fire Department and the Houston Police Department responded to a call about a shooting in the 9500 block of Beechnut near Corporate Dr. As firefighters arrived, they found a homeless woman sitting on the side of "The Speed Washateria" that had suffered a gunshot wound. Paramedics with the Houston Fire Department treated her on the scene, then rushed her to a local hospital where she is said to be in stable condition. According to police, a Hispanic male, described as being in his twenties pulled up in a red C...
A woman was hit by a car outside of Heart Nightclub, and someone decided to ‘AirDrop’ a video of the victim to strangers
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A woman was hit by a car outside of Heart Nightclub, and someone decided to ‘AirDrop’ a video of the victim to strangers

October 9, 2022 - A woman was hit by a vehicle outside of Heart nightclub in Houston just after 1:30 a.m. As the victim was laying on the ground, someone decided to record a video and send it via 'Air Drop', to other iPhone users in the vicinity of the accident. The club patron that showed us the video told us that they were inside the Heart nightclub, located at 5002 Washington Ave. when the accident occurred. The patron stated that she heard a loud crashing sound and turned around to see 'several jaws dropping' in shock. As they were looking at the accident, someone recorded the video and started to send it to patrons in the nearby vicinity that had Airdrop turned on. She decided to accept the video to see what it was all about and saw the woman leg's "all twisted up." She also st...
A security guard at a Houston strip club accidentally shoots robbery victim he was trying to help, before detaining suspect
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A security guard at a Houston strip club accidentally shoots robbery victim he was trying to help, before detaining suspect

A security guard at Chicas Cabaret in north Houston saw a robbery in progress and confronted the suspect. As he was doing so, he fired his weapon and ended up striking the victim he was trying to help. https://www.youtube.com/embed/2QObnKVGXkw According to Lt. Izaguirre of the Houston Police Department, at about 3:15 a.m., officers responded to a report of a shooting in the parking lot of Chicas Cabaret located at 9942 North Fwy in north Houston. When officers arrived they found a man who had been shot twice in the back. The man was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment of his injuries and is expected to survive at this time. During their investigation, officers learned that the victim and his brother decided to visit Chicas Cabaret. As they arrived, a gray Dodge Charger w...
Man arrested, charged with murder at Clutch City Cluckers
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Man arrested, charged with murder at Clutch City Cluckers

A man has been now been arrested and charged with the murder of a man outside of Clutch City Cluckers, a popular food truck found in the 9500 block of Main St. in Houston. According to initial reports, The shooting started when the victim started talking to a woman that was waiting for food outside the Clutch City food truck. The woman was waiting for food with a man, who is the suspect. Something did not go right according to Lt. Izaguirre who briefed us at the scene and the suspect then retrieved a handgun from his vehicle and started shooting. https://www.youtube.com/embed/ToHMVw6-dqY A witness at the scene stated to police that the male suspect fired his handgun about four or five times. Police did find four shell casings at the scene that matches what the witness descri...
Gun found after a major accident flipped over an SUV in south Dallas
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Gun found after a major accident flipped over an SUV in south Dallas

October 4, 2022 - First responders in south Dallas responded to a report of an overturned vehicle in the 700 block of East Ledbetter Dr at South Marsalis Ave around 11:30 p.m. https://www.youtube.com/embed/cgtx3Q2KDug During their initial investigation, officers found a gun inside the red car that had major damage on the rear passenger side. The status of the victims is currently unknown, but police at the scene confirmed there were not any fatalities.
Caught on Camera: Houston rideshare driver enjoys a beer waiting for riders at Bush Intercontinental airport
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Caught on Camera: Houston rideshare driver enjoys a beer waiting for riders at Bush Intercontinental airport

A rideshare driver has some explaining to do after he was caught drinking a beer while waiting for riders at a staging lot that is designated for drivers waiting for a ride in at Bush Intercontinental Airport on the north side of Houston. Another driver, who wishes to remain anonymous sent the above photos to us and stated that the driver pictured above was also "dancing at one point." This driver did not get the make or model of the driver's vehicle or license plate since the driver drinking and socializing with other drivers as part of a group and was unable to report him. For those who are not familiar with how rideshare works at an airport in Houston, drivers are put into a virtual line as soon as they enter what is called the TNC Staging Lot. Once you are inside this lin...