Media Briefing: Deputy & Daughter Killed in 3-Vehicle Crash at 5800 Katy Fwy. I Houston Police

Asst. Chief Adrian Rodriguez briefs the media on a fatal crash in the 5800 block of the Katy Fwy.

Preliminary information:
At 3:07 a.m. on Friday, November 22nd, a grey Mazda ran into two stationary vehicles on the Katy Freeway, a TXDOT box truck and a white 4-door vehicle. All three vehicles caught fire. A woman in her mid to late 40's was driving the 4-door and was killed along with her juvenile passenger, 8 to 10 years old. Two additional people, a TXDOT worker standing outside and a passenger in the grey Mazda, were transported to the hospital for injuries.

Chief Rodriguez provides a Spanish translation at 7:01.

UPDATE 11/22/24:
Charges have been filed against a suspect, Omar Jose Alvarado, 23. He is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in the 228th State District Court.

The identities of the deceased female victims, 46 and 8, are pending verification by the Harris County Institute of Forensic Sciences.

The adult female victim, a Harris County Precinct 5 Constable deputy, was working an extra job as traffic control for construction work on the outbound (westbound) lanes of the freeway at the above address. The deputy was in her vehicle, a white Chevrolet Impala with its emergency light bar equipment on, in the far right lane and providing cover behind the crew. The deputy also had a juvenile female family member as a passenger in her vehicle.

Alvarado was driving a gray Mazda 3 westbound on the freeway when he struck the constable deputy's vehicle (Chevrolet) from behind. The forceful impact caused the Chevrolet to burst into flames. The deputy and child were pronounced deceased at the scene. A female passenger, 25, in the Mazda, was transported to an area hospital with what are believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Further investigation determined Alvarado was impaired. He was questioned at the scene and transported to an area hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Following his release from the hospital, Alvarado will be taken to the Harris County Jail.

UPDATE 12/3/24:

Omar Jose Alvarado, 23, is charged with two counts of intoxication manslaughter in the 228th State District Court. Alvarado was released from a hospital after being treated for injuries sustained in the crash. He was transported and booked into the Harris County Jail.

The female victims are identified as Katherine Hutson, 46, and Kacey Hutson, 8.

Katherine Hutson, a Harris County Precinct 5 Constable deputy, was working an extra job as traffic control for construction work on the outbound (westbound) lanes of the freeway at the above address. The deputy was in her vehicle, a white Chevrolet Impala with its emergency light bar equipment on, in the far right lane and providing cover behind the crew. The deputy had her daughter, Kacey, as a passenger in her vehicle.


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