TRAFFIC ALERT: Lanes closing on Race Track Road, Durbin Creek Bridge staugustine.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from staugustine.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
HOUSTON – The Harris County Toll Road Authority’s Wrong Way Detection System was not activated when a suspected drunk driver entered the Westpark Tollway Wednesday causing a fatal crash.
Deputies responded to the deadly crash on the toll road near Dunvale Wednesday morning. Jaelyn Chapman, a 19-year-old singer Houston R&B singer, was killed and three others were injured.
The suspect, Bobby James Brown, was speeding and intoxicated when deputies said his silver Infiniti traveled more than 3.5 miles on the Westpark Tollway in the wrong direction. Deputies believe Brown entered through the exit ramp at Post Oak and Richmond near the Galleria.