A 49-year old woman and her 17-year old son were driving north of Tomball when their vehicle was struck head-on by a pickup truck. Men inside the pickup truck exited the vehicle and fled the scene. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene and her son was rushed to the hospital in critical condition. The accident happened just before midnight. Channel 13's story.
Update 1: the woman killed in this collision has been identified as Aurora Garcia. She was driving a 1996 Toyota Sedan in the 24500 block of Hardin Store Road. Trooper Kenneth Hebert with the Texas Department of Public Safety told Channel 2 News that a 2000 model Chevy pickup truck was heading westbound on Hardin Store Road when it failed to maintain its lane in a curve, crossed the center line and struck Ms. Garcia's car head-on. It appears that the pickup fled the scene, rather than the occupants fleeing the scene as earlier reports had indicated. Although a perimeter was set up, police have not yet caught the culprits.
Update 1: the woman killed in this collision has been identified as Aurora Garcia. She was driving a 1996 Toyota Sedan in the 24500 block of Hardin Store Road. Trooper Kenneth Hebert with the Texas Department of Public Safety told Channel 2 News that a 2000 model Chevy pickup truck was heading westbound on Hardin Store Road when it failed to maintain its lane in a curve, crossed the center line and struck Ms. Garcia's car head-on. It appears that the pickup fled the scene, rather than the occupants fleeing the scene as earlier reports had indicated. Although a perimeter was set up, police have not yet caught the culprits.
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| Photo credit: Channel 2 News |
