Michael Butler, 44, told authorities in the aftermath of the June 19 crash that his Tesla Model 3 was in autopilot mode when it slammed into a home in Katy, killing 76-year-old Martha Avila. Her family has sued Butler and Tesla.
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Emergency crews are responding to a major crash that shut down all eastbound lanes of I-10 near the county line, according to the Chambers County Sheriff’s Office.The sheriff’s office said the crash happened on I-10 eastbound near mile marker 831. Drivers are being diverted to SH-73 while first r...
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A Houston Police Department officer was taken to the hospital after a crash involving a patrol vehicle early Wednesday morning in northwest Houston, according to police.The crash happened around 1:40 a.m. at the intersection of Clay Road and Gessner Road.Driver charged with manslaughter after Tes...
The driver accused of crashing a Tesla into a Katy-area home, killing a 76-year-old woman, has now been charged with manslaughter, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Wednesday that 44-year-old Michael Butler has been charged with manslaught...
Harris County authorities have charged the driver in connection to a deadly vehicle crash into a home in Katy last month.
On Wednesday, HCSO said that Michael Butler was charged with manslaughter in connection with the fatal crash that left Martha Ávila dead in a Katy-area home on June 19.
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Records confirm George Finney, the pastor at New Life Kenefick in Liberty County, is facing multiple charges, including continuous sexual abuse of a child 14 or younger.
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All southbound lanes of IH-45 North Freeway at West Road have reopened after prompting a mainlane closure for several hours on Wednesday afternoon.
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Fort Bend County officials have confirmed the first human case of West Nile Virus.
An EaDo couple says a dangerous intersection near Downtown Houston has become the scene of repeated crashes, and they fear someone could be seriously hurt or killed if changes are not made.
Traffic in the area was backed up to Fry Road as crews worked to clear the 18-wheeler crash that happened just after 5 a.m Wednesday, HPD said.
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