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Three valet workers killed by driver fleeing officer who caught him doing doughnuts
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Three valet workers killed by driver fleeing officer who caught him doing doughnuts
Three valet workers were killed Friday in Houston after a driver evading police crashed his vehicle, authorities said. (iStock)
By Brittany Shammas
Yesterday at 5:12 p.m. EDT
The driver was doing doughnuts in a parking lot when a Houston police sergeant spotted him and switched on his lights and sirens. But instead of stopping, investigators say, the driver sped away — crashing into three valet workers who were in between ferrying cars. ... All three, including a teenager, were killed in a scene one investigator said was “as egregious as we’ve seen in a very long time.”
“We’re out here because one person decided they didn’t want to get a ticket or potentially go to jail for a misdemeanor,” Sean Teare, chief of vehicular crimes with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, said during a news conference. He added, “We’re talking about three individuals who were just out here working. They were out here doing their job.”
The incident began about 10:30 p.m. Friday, when the sergeant noticed the white sedan’s stunts while on routine patrol, Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir said. The vehicle reached an estimated 60 miles per hour while trying to flee. When the sergeant caught up moments later, he came upon the horrific crash scene.
After striking the valet workers, the car barreled into a ditch and hit a “fixed object” before finally coming to a rest. The driver and his passenger were both injured. Paramedics took the two to a hospital for treatment. Bashir said their injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Authorities had not named the driver or the three people killed as of Sunday. But a Houston-area high school identified one victim as a recent graduate, 18-year-old Fnan Measho. Bellaire High School said on Twitter that he was a “great person” and had been a member of the cross-country team.
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By Brittany Shammas
Brittany Shammas is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Miami New Times and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Twitter https://twitter.com/britsham
Three valet workers killed by driver fleeing officer who caught him doing doughnuts
Three valet workers were killed Friday in Houston after a driver evading police crashed his vehicle, authorities said. (iStock)
By Brittany Shammas
Yesterday at 5:12 p.m. EDT
The driver was doing doughnuts in a parking lot when a Houston police sergeant spotted him and switched on his lights and sirens. But instead of stopping, investigators say, the driver sped away — crashing into three valet workers who were in between ferrying cars. ... All three, including a teenager, were killed in a scene one investigator said was “as egregious as we’ve seen in a very long time.”
“We’re out here because one person decided they didn’t want to get a ticket or potentially go to jail for a misdemeanor,” Sean Teare, chief of vehicular crimes with the Harris County District Attorney’s Office, said during a news conference. He added, “We’re talking about three individuals who were just out here working. They were out here doing their job.”
The incident began about 10:30 p.m. Friday, when the sergeant noticed the white sedan’s stunts while on routine patrol, Houston Police Department Assistant Chief Yasar Bashir said. The vehicle reached an estimated 60 miles per hour while trying to flee. When the sergeant caught up moments later, he came upon the horrific crash scene.
After striking the valet workers, the car barreled into a ditch and hit a “fixed object” before finally coming to a rest. The driver and his passenger were both injured. Paramedics took the two to a hospital for treatment. Bashir said their injuries were not considered life-threatening.
Authorities had not named the driver or the three people killed as of Sunday. But a Houston-area high school identified one victim as a recent graduate, 18-year-old Fnan Measho. Bellaire High School said on Twitter that he was a “great person” and had been a member of the cross-country team.
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By Brittany Shammas
Brittany Shammas is a general assignment reporter for The Washington Post. She previously worked for the Miami New Times and the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Twitter https://twitter.com/britsham
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Hope that they throw the book at these two wing nuts. 
