HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — An innocent driver was killed when a speeding Chevrolet Camaro slammed into their small pickup at an intersection in northwest Harris County early Friday, deputy constables said.
Currently, no names have been released.
The crash happened just after 4 a.m. along Beltway 8 at Clay Road.
A deputy constable with Harris County Precinct 5 was on patrol on the tollway near Westheimer when the red Camaro sped past him, with no light on, at about 100 mph.
Assistant Chief Terry Allbritton said the deputy turned on his lights and sirens and tried to stop the sports car, and the driver briefly slowed down but then took off again, going so fast the deputy had trouble keeping up.
The Camaro’s driver quickly exited the tollway and crashed into a small red pickup at the Clay Road intersection, reported KHOU 11's Michelle Choi.
By the time the deputy caught up, the wreck was over, and the pickup was split in two and on fire. Witnesses and nearby surveillance cameras captured the crash and fire on video.
Both the suspect in the Camaro and the driver of the pickup died at the scene.
Allbritton said the victim in the pickup, a male, was heading westbound on Clay when they were struck, and the Camaro was going so fast the driver probably didn’t even see it coming.
The assistant chief called it a “very, very sad incident.”
The Houston Police Department is assisting in the investigation.