HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Division launched a video of an 18-wheeler believed to be on the middle of a multivehicle crash over the weekend.
HPD mentioned officers are persevering with to analyze the crash that left one man lifeless and injured a girl and a 9-year-old.
The crash occurred at 11400 South Sam Houston Parkway East at Sabo Street at about 7:10 p.m. on Friday.
“My coronary heart was pounding out of my chest; he was simply sitting there,” witness Sabrina Campuzano mentioned.
Sabrina Campuzano mentioned she ran in direction of the crash after listening to a loud growth from contained in the Shell fuel station.
“My coronary heart sank as a result of my youngsters had been outdoors,” Campuzano mentioned.
HPD mentioned that each one the automobiles had been ready at a pink mild when an 18-wheeler is believed to have hit one of many vehicles, then continued to hit the remaining 5 others and didn’t cease.
On Monday, HPD launched a video exhibiting the suspected automobile however described it solely as a white 18-wheeler tractor-trailer truck.
Nonetheless, video obtained by Eyewitness Information exhibits what seems to be one other automobile accountable for the crash and the 18-wheeler simply getting caught within the crossfire.
Officers confirmed that 44-year-old Francisco Medillin was lifeless in a Chevy Cavalier; a girl was taken to the hospital in important situation, and a 9-year-old boy suffered non-life-threatening accidents.
“I leaned in and tried to test his pulse, and there was nothing, and I felt so dangerous for the boy, so I simply stayed with him,” Campuzano mentioned.
Medillin’s household mentioned they’ve gotten little to no helpful info from HPD and have been working with ABC13 and witnesses to determine what actually occurred.
“They deserve justice as a result of, from what I perceive, he was a very nice man, and he was simply choosing up his son for the weekend,” Campuzano mentioned.
Anybody with info on the crash is urged to contact the HPD Hit and Run Unit at 713-247-4072 or converse anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 713-222-TIPS.
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