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Ronald Bates
Gender : Male
Age : 62
Race : Black
Date : 02/10/2024
Location : Richmond Avenue
City : Houston
County : Harris
State : Texas
Agency : Harris County Sheriff’s Office
Cause of Death : Vehicle
Event : Ran into tree while driving to end shift
OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :
Deputy Sheriff Ronald Bates had finished an overtime shift when he was killed in a vehicle crash while en route to the Harris County jail at 10:00 p.m. For unknown reasons, he was involved in a single-vehicle crash when he lost control of his vehicle and struck a tree near Richmond Avenue in Houston.
