'We're out here because one person decided they didn't want to get a ticket or potentially go to jail for a misdemeanor,' a Houston official said.
Once the sergeant caught up with the vehicle, Bashir said that they discovered it had struck three pedestrians"who are valet employees for local businesses in the area." The vehicle had crashed into a ditch and hit a"fixed object" before coming to its"final resting point."
Police say that three valet workers were killed after a driver trying to evade police in Houston, Texas on Friday night crashed into them. Above, a policeman gives a copy of his report to a man after his wife died at home of COVID-19 on September 13, 2021, in Houston."We're out here because one person decided they didn't want to get a ticket or potentially go to jail for a misdemeanor," said Sean Teare, of the Harris County District Attorney's Office.
"When this individual struck those three valets, he went from a felony evading arrest to a felony murder. That's a third-degree felony, up to three charges of first-degree felony," Teare said.
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