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Fnan Measho

Age : 18

Gender : Male

Race : Black

Date : 10/01/2021

Location : 5800 block of Fairdale Lane near Fountain View Drive

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Houston Police Department

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON WHY PURSUIT WAS INITIATED:
At approximately 10:30 p.m., a Houston Police sergeant saw a white Infiniti G37 doing donuts and burnouts in a parking lot near Fairdale Lane and Fountain View Drive. The sergeant activated the patrol vehicle's emergency lights and siren and attempted a traffic stop. The driver continued driving away and police initiated a pursuit.
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OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY:
On 10/01/2021, Houston Police pursued the Infiniti from the parking lot into the surrounding residential streets. The fleeing vehicle reached approximately 60 mph in an area with a 30-mph speed limit. The pursuit covered only a short distance before reaching three Prospect Park Sports Bar and Kitchen valet workers who were walking back toward the restaurant after parking customers' vehicles.
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The Infiniti struck all three workers—18-year-old Fnan Measho, 22-year-old Eric Augustine Orduna and 23-year-old Nick Rodriguez. All three died at the scene. The Infiniti then entered a ditch, flipped and crashed into a fixed object.
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Sixteen-year-old Mohammed Alkatip, a passenger in the fleeing vehicle and also a valet worker, was ejected and seriously injured. He underwent three surgeries in three days for injuries to both legs.
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Fnan had graduated from Bellaire High School only months before his death, where he competed for three years in cross-country and track. His coach Shardrick Johnson nicknamed him “Motormouth” because of his outgoing personality. Fnan was working while attending the University of Houston-Downtown, where he was studying criminology and hoped to become a police officer. He was active in his Eritrean church and helped financially support his parents and three younger siblings, with whom he shared a bedroom.
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The families of Fnan, Eric and Nick gathered for a public balloon release outside Prospect Park after their deaths. Fnan's family and Eric's family met and grieved together at the memorial.
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DISPOSITION:
Ahmedal Tayeb Elnouman Modawi was charged with three counts of murder and aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. He later pleaded guilty in connection with the deaths of all three valet workers. On 06/30/2023, a Harris County judge sentenced him to 10 years in prison.
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No Houston Police officer was criminally charged for an officer's role in initiating or continuing the pursuit.
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OFFICER BACKGROUND:
The Houston Police Department did not publicly identify the sergeant who initiated and participated in the fatal pursuit.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/prospect-park-workers-killed-fnan-measho-eric-orduna-nick-rodriguez/11076546/
https://abc13.com/prospect-park-valet-workers-killed-sports-bar-ahmedal-tayeb-elnouman-modawi/11081879/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/10/02/3-valet-workers-killed-after-suspect-involved-in-pursuit-crashes-near-nightclub-in-southwest-houston/
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/10/04/families-mourn-the-valets-killed-friday-by-a-driver-attempting-to-evade-police/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/A-huge-loss-18-year-old-Bellaire-grad-16506496.php
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/valet-deaths-modawi-18178818.php