Overview
- Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies say a wrong-way driver caused a Grand Parkway crash over the weekend that left a 3-year-old the lone survivor of a family of four.
- Houston resident Brian Allen, whose brother died in an April wrong-way collision, is urging action to reduce similar crashes.
- Allen launched the “Spikes for Anthony” effort to raise awareness following his brother’s death.
- According to the group’s website, Houston has recorded 56 fatal wrong-way crashes since 2020.
- Allen is promoting measures such as spike strips, flashing wrong-way alerts, and cameras to notify first responders, and he contends cost is the main obstacle.