POLICE Department

Investigation into Fatal Crash at 8000 Hempstead Highway

September 17, 2018 - Houston police are investigating a fatal crash at 8000 Hempstead Highway about 3:30 a.m. on Sunday (September 16).  

Two male victims were pronounced dead at the scene.  Their identities are pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.  

HPD Vehicular Crimes Division Sergeant R. Klementich and Officer M. Romo reported:  

A white Lexus IS 250 was traveling northbound on Washington Avenue when the vehicle veered off the roadway and struck a tree in the median.  Houston Fire Department paramedics pronounced the driver and the passenger deceased.  

The investigation is continuing.  


VHS/KJS  9-17-18
Inc. #117670118-L

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