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Name Not Disclosed

Age :

Gender : Male

Race : Unknown

Date : 04/02/2021

Location : West Sam Houston Parkway North service road at Clay Road

City : Houston

County : Harris

State : Texas

Agency : Harris County Constable's Office Precinct 5

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Bystander killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

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REASON FOR CHASE: Bystander killed during speeding pursuit
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NARRATIVE:
On 04/02/2021 at approximately 4:20 a.m., an unidentified male motorist was driving a Ford Ranger west on Clay Road when a Chevrolet Camaro being pursued by a Harris County Precinct 5 deputy approached the intersection at high speed. The pursuit had begun after the deputy saw the Camaro traveling at high speed without headlights.
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The Camaro reached speeds approaching 100 mph during the approximately four-minute pursuit. Precinct 5 reported that the deputy was unable to catch the Camaro because of its speed. The Camaro exited the West Sam Houston Parkway at Clay Road and entered the intersection against a red light.
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The Camaro struck the man's Ford Ranger with extreme force. The Ranger caught fire with the driver trapped inside. When the deputy reached the crash, the truck was engulfed in flames and the deputy attempted to extinguish the fire, but the driver could not escape and died at the scene. The Camaro overturned and its driver was ejected and also killed.
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Harris County Precinct 5 Assistant Chief Terry Allbritton expressed condolences to the bystander's family and described the impact as so violent that the Ranger driver likely never saw the Camaro approaching. Houston Police Department Vehicular Crimes Division investigated the double-fatality crash under incident number 043153921-M.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://abc13.com/police-chase-car-fire-west-beltway-ends-in/10472856/
https://www.houstontx.gov/police/nr/2021/apr/nr210402-7.htm
https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2021/04/02/suspect-innocent-driver-killed-after-chase-ends-in-fiery-crash-in-northwest-houston/
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/crime/article/Innocent-driver-suspect-killed-in-Houston-crash-16071920.php
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/2-drivers-dead-after-fiery-crash-in-northwest-houston