Braulio Tamez and Gilberto Guzman Killed in Harris County Two-Vehicle Crash on Beltway 8 at Little York

Harris County, Texas – Two people were killed and two others were injured on Sunday in a fiery two-vehicle crash in east Harris County, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.

The fatal crash happened around 7:00 p.m., June 2, on the Beltway 8 frontage road at Little York.

Deputies said a Camaro was traveling eastbound on East Little York when it ran a red light and was struck by another car, which was traveling northbound on the feeder road.

The Camaro then struck a signal pole and became engulfed in flames, trapping two teens in the car.

The Camaro driver, 19-year-old Braulio Tamez, and passenger Gilberto Guzman, 17, were killed in the crash.

Two women in the other car were treated at the scene.

The crash remains under investigation.

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