4 Killed in Fiery Highway 290 Crash East of Hempstead

Four People Die in Fiery Highway 290 Crash at FM 395 West

Hempstead, Texas (June 21, 2017) – According to authorities, four people died and one hospitalized after two vehicles collided with one car bursting into flames in northwest Houston early Wednesday.
The fatal incident happened at around 12:50 a.m., June 21, on Highway 290 east of Hempstead.
Investigators said that the driver of a Chevy Impala was speeding along the freeway and crashed into the back of a Volkswagen forcing it off the road. The Volkswagen caught fire killing all the four people inside. The names of the victims have not been released to the public.
The Impala driver, 41-year-old Robert Daniel Maxwell Jr., was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
The accident is still under investigation to determine if alcohol or drugs were the cause of the crash.
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