Houston, TX: Woman, 59, Killed in 1000 Hackney Street Fatal Two-vehicle Crash

Two Vehicles Collide Due to Fallen Stop Sign on Hackney Street Killing 59-year-old Female Passenger

Houston, Texas (January 23, 2017) – A woman died Sunday evening following a deadly two-vehicle crash on in Southwest Houston, according to a report by the Houston Police Department
The accident took place at about 4:25 p.m. Sunday in the 1000 block of Hackney Street.
As per the HPD report, a driver of a Buick Enclave was heading south on Hackney when they ran a stop sign and struck a Toyota Corolla heading west on Jefferson.
As per the report, a female passenger, 59 years old, was taken to Ben Taub General Hospital where she died of her injuries.
According to the report, a preliminary investigation showed that the stop sign had fallen and was, therefore, not visible.
The responding officers fixed the stop sign temporarily and notified the City of Houston’s Public Works Department about the stop sign, the report said.
The driver was not under the influence at the time of the crash.
The name of the decedent was not immediately available pending notification of next of kin.
The crash remained under investigation.