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Family Confirms Jamar Champ Killed in Houston Wrong-Way Crash on I-10

Police are investigating the wrong-way crash, with autopsy and toxicology pending to determine impairment.

Overview

  • Champ, 38, was identified by relatives as the Tesla Cybertruck driver who died after a head-on collision shortly after midnight on Oct. 28 on the Katy Freeway.
  • A silver BMW was traveling west in the eastbound lanes when it struck the Cybertruck head-on near the Washington Avenue area, according to Houston police.
  • The BMW caught fire and the impact pushed the Cybertruck into a Freightliner 18-wheeler, whose driver was not injured.
  • The BMW driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while Champ was transported in critical condition and later pronounced dead at a hospital; authorities have not publicly named the BMW driver.
  • Masika Kalysha asked for privacy to protect her children and later posted a tribute, as investigators continue the vehicular-crimes case and await autopsy and toxicology results.