Authorities never formally disclosed a motive for the pipeline explosion that sent flames hundreds of feet into the air but were last reported to be treating the incident as a criminal investigation.
Rain, dense fog in Houston make for slippery Wednesday morning commuteViewer photo of Deer Park pipeline fire"right as it happened around 10 a.m. in the Walmart parking lot" Houston ISD superintendent to announce results from National Assessment of Educational ProgressViewer photo of Deer Park pipeline fire"right as it happened around 10 a.m.
A driver, later identified by Harris County medical examiners as Jonathan McEvoy, 51, of Deer Park, went through a fence on the west side of Wal-Mart’s parking lot, located on Spencer Hwy. His vehicle entered the adjacent pipeline right-of-way and struck an above-ground pipeline valve.A motive was not shared, but KPRC 2′s Deven Clarke reported in late September that authorities were treating the incident as a criminal investigation.
The temperature from the pipeline fire was so intense it torched a nearby playground. Firefighters hosed down their equipment and nearby homes, but that wasn’t enough to fight back against the radiant heat. As a result, investigators had to wait days until they reported finding McEvoy’s remains inside the charred vehicle he borrowed from his roommate.McEvoy’s family told KPRC 2 back in late September he recently started having seizures but wasn’t diagnosed and had not been on medication. They believe he had a seizure, which led to the crash.Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar.
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