Feb. 21st 2021 | 9:40 PM | HOUSTON - Cy Fair FD and HCSO responded to reports of a major crash involving pedestrians on the 290 Outbound near Little York in the City of Houston. Arriving units located a 2 vehicle high speed crash involving three pedestrians. One pedestrian was announced deceased at the scene. Two other pedestrians, believed to be teens, were flown via lifeflight in critical condition. According to Cy Fair Fire Department, a total of 9 people were assessed by EMS, with 1 by ground, 2 by air, and one deceased at the scene and 5 declining transport. The male driver of the camaro was taken into custody and the DA's office has already accepted one count of vehicular manslaughter against him, with 2 more possible pending the status of the 2 critical patients. Witnesses describe the driver at speeds near 140mph at the time of the crash. An event was being held in the parking lot of K1 speed, and hundreds of people were present, some lining the feeder road watching people do burnouts and race by. The driver allegedly claimed he was coming back to do a "fly by" minutes before the crash occurred.
