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Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fiery Crash Kills Girl, 3, on Mother's Day as Mom and Sister Fight to Survive — and Driver Is Charged
A 3-year-old girl, identified by family only by her first name Camiria, died after a fiery car crash on I-45 in Conroe, Texas, on Sunday, May 11. The girl's mother and 5-year-old sister remain hospitalized in critical condition. Police allege that the driver who hit the family's car, which was parked on the shoulder, was intoxicated. A 3-year-old Texas girl died and her mother and sister were injured in a fiery crash on Mother's Day, which police allege was caused by an intoxicated driver. The Conroe Police Department said officers responded to the crash scene in the northbound lanes of I-45 at 8:15 p.m. on Sunday, May 11, according to a press release. Police said the 26-year-old mother and her two daughters, ages 5 and 3, were inside a Toyota Camry parked on the shoulder due to a blown tire. That's when a Honda Civic traveling in the HOV lane veered and struck the back of the family's car. Both cars were engulfed in flames when police arrived, they said. The mother and her 5-year-old daughter were pulled from the wreckage by first responders and taken to a local hospital with 'severe burns and injuries,' police said. As for the 3-year-old girl, she was pronounced dead at the scene. Police did not identify the family, but relatives did share the 3-year-old girl's name: Camiria, Fox 26 first reported. Loved ones wrote on a GoFundMe campaign that the mother, Shavhon White, and her 5-year-old daughter, Chloe, remain in critical condition. 'As they navigate through this unimaginable heartbreak, we want to come together as a community to offer them the love, support, and resources they need,' the fundraiser reads. 'The financial burden from medical expenses, funeral arrangements for baby Camiria, and the overwhelming emotional toll is something they should never have to face alone,' it continued. According to police, the driver, identified as 55-year-old Donald Carson, also suffered injuries that led him to being transported to the hospital. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Sign up for for breaking crime news, ongoing trial coverage and details of intriguing unsolved cases Following an investigation, the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office charged Carson with intoxication manslaughter, a second-degree felony, and two counts of intoxication assault, both third-degree felonies, per the release. Police said that once Carson is released from the hospital he will be taken to the Montgomery County Jail. It's unclear if he has retained an attorney to speak on his behalf. "This crash was entirely preventable and is an unimaginable loss to our community and most importantly this family," Conroe Police Chief Jon Buckholtz said in the release, adding "we will never know the impact that this child may have had on the world: a life full of promise and potential." Buckholtz also said that police investigators are working with prosecutors to ensure that "swift and strong justice is served." Read the original article on People
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Yahoo
Pennsylvania police officer shot; SWAT team responds
POTTSTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) — A Pennsylvania police officer was shot and a suspect is sought after an incident Sunday evening. A Pottstown Borough police officer was shot during an incident in the borough, according to Montgomery County Commissioners Chairman Neil Makhija. The officer was taken to a Reading hospital where he is in stable condition, the commissioner said. A police tactical team is on scene in the area of Winding Road in Pottstown. According to the Montgomery County District Attorney's Office, the incident stems from a crash earlier Sunday in the borough. Pottstown Police responded to a two car crash at Beech and North Mount Vernon in the borough around 5 p.m. One of the occupants of the vehicle attempted to reach for a firearm before fleeing to his home on Winding Road. Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, and Apple TV devices There, he opened fire on responding officers, striking one in the shoulder. Officers returned fire and did not strike the suspect. This is a developing story. Stay with abc27 News as more information becomes available Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
