Overview
- Two brothers, ages 8 and 10, died from injuries after the Oct. 23 collision in Baytown, Texas.
- Three sisters, ages 16, 14 and 3, were injured; the two younger girls were discharged and the 16-year-old remains hospitalized as of Nov. 1.
- Officer Michael Hightower, a two-and-a-half-year Baytown Police veteran, was responding as backup to a 'persons with a weapon' call and sustained a leg injury.
- Baytown Police say preliminary evidence from in-car video and witness statements shows the officer had a green light, with a reconstruction-led investigation ongoing with outside partners.
- The family’s GoFundMe reports the parents chose organ donation for the boys, and local groups, including Baytown Little League, have launched fundraisers.