Overview
- Police say around 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 24, a man who was chasing a woman down Corder Street lost control and struck an unrelated female bystander.
- The bystander was pinned between her car and the man’s vehicle, was taken for emergency surgery, and died of her injuries.
- Investigators report the driver showed signs of intoxication, and the Harris County District Attorney’s Office is assessing potential charges that could include manslaughter or negligent homicide.
- In a separate Dec. 23 incident in the Heights, a 23-year-old woman died when her Nissan Altima left North Durham, traveled off the roadway, and hit a building.
- HPD suspects speed and lack of seatbelt use in the Heights crash, and formal identification is pending with the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.