21 year old dies in car accident

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A mom behind the wheel of an SUV that hit and killed her 3-year-old child is now being charged with criminally negligent homicide, according to the Harris County District Attorney's Office.The charge was brought against Lexus Stagg in connection with the June 11 incident at the Grand at Westchase Apartments on Richmond Avenue near Wilcrest Drive.Houston police originally called the incident an "unfortunate accident.""The 3-year-old child ran behind her vehicle as she backed out of her parking spot," HPD's Lt. Thurston Roberson said at the time.According to documents, Stagg, 26, initially told authorities that it was an accident. The district attorney's office added that she told police that she thought she hit a speed bump when she was going in reverse.But surveillance video showed the little boy was actually run over while she drove forward. The child was caught under the right tire after the initial impact and she continued driving, running over the child … [Read more...] about Mom ‘playing chicken’ when she hit 3-year-old with SUV: DA

Two young people died south of Rome when a tree hit the car they were travelling in, while another person was killed in the nearby town of Terracina in a similar accident. A 21-year-old man was killed by a falling tree as he was walking in Naples. … [Read more...] about Four die as storms, high winds batter Italy

A division bench of Justice RM Savant and Justice NJ Jamdar was hearing the first appeal filed by New India Assurance against an order of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Pune, granting a compensation of Rs 2.5 crore to Ravindra’s family. The bench was also hearing cross-objection in the first appeal filed by the parents and son of the deceased. … [Read more...] about Bombay HC Directs Payment Of Over Rs 4.5 Cr To Family That Lost Sole Earning Member In Road Accident [Read Judgment]

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The boyfriend of a 27-year-old mother, who prosecutors say hid her own daughter's body inside an apartment closet, has been identified.Prosecutors believe Santiago Esparza helped hide 5-year-old Sierra Patino's body. Esparza is expected to be charged with tampering with evidence on Thursday.Detectives say Sierra's mother, Priscilla Nicole Torres, wrapped the girl's body in a blanket and put her in a closet.Police say Torres told them she was too scared to call 911 after her daughter died because she feared CPS involvement.She allegedly said Sierra died from ingesting chemicals on Aug. 27, and her body had been kept in the closet ever since.The Medical Examiner's Office is still working to figure out a cause of death.RELATED: Mom arrested in connection to 5-year-old's body found decaying in hidden closetTorres was arrested and has been charged with felony tampering with evidence, a human corpse. Houston police have said more charges are possible.According to … [Read more...] about Mom’s boyfriend to be charged in death of girl hidden in closet

Truss, 19, pleaded guilty in January to crimes that included vehicular homicide and aggravated assault by vehicle in the wreck on Lehigh Drive. She also admitted to an unrelated criminal mischief case, in which she trashed the home of an Easton woman in February 2017, causing nearly $6,000 in damage. … [Read more...] about For fatal wreck while high on meth, Easton woman gets 6+ years in prison