Houston Police Department

June 4, 2006 -- Houston police are investigating a fatal traffic accident at 2800 Almeda Genoa about 6:10 p.m. on Saturday (June 3).

The identity of the female victim is unknown.

HPD Mobility Incident Management Division Sergeant N. Nguyen and Officer R. Stafford reported:

According to a witness, a blue Mercury Villager van was traveling eastbound on Almeda Genoa at a high rate of speed when it swerved across the median and struck a red pickup truck traveling westbound on Almeda Genoa. The female victim, who was sitting in the front passenger seat of the van, was pronounced dead at the scene. The other three occupants of the van and the driver of the truck, Jose Delangel, were taken to Memorial Hermann Hospital. The female driver of the van and a four-year-old girl sustained minor injuries. A five-year-old girl in the van sustained serious injuries and the driver of the truck sustained a broken leg.

MES 6-4-06
Inc. #086528906

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