Overview
- The crash happened around 2 a.m. Saturday on SH-99 near FM 1464 in Fort Bend County when a vehicle headed the wrong direction struck a northbound family of four.
- Authorities identified the deceased as 27-year-old Lizbeth Rodriguez Contreras, 26-year-old Diego Pena Jr., and 5-year-old Camila Pena.
- A 3-year-old boy from the family and the suspected driver were hospitalized for injuries and are expected to recover, according to officials.
- Investigators attribute the collision to wrong-way travel and note ongoing safety concerns on this stretch of Highway 99, including limited lighting, high speeds, and sparse wrong-way warning signs.
- Investigators say alcohol may have played a part but have not confirmed it, and local advocates are pressing for spike strips, flashing wrong-way alerts, and camera notifications, citing 56 fatal wrong-way crashes in Houston since 2020.