New video shows deadly crash involving 14-year-old driver

Wednesday, January 2, 2019
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Multiple video clips released Wednesday are showing the chase and the resulting wreck that involved a 14-year-old driver and led to the death a 45-year-old mother.

Authorities have since charged the 14-year-old with murder.
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The wreck happened Tuesday on Aldine Mail Route Road near Aldine Westfield.

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Surveillance video from a nearby business shows the 14-year-old and two other teens getting chased by another driver before the crash.

Video shows chase from another angle before fatal crash

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Authorities say the teens damaged the driver's vehicle by throwing eggs at it. The driver allegedly flashed a semi-automatic handgun at the teens.

In the video, you see the GMC Acadia, driven by the 14-year-old, run through a red light and smash into a woman's Ford F-150, killing her.



Bystanders are spotted running to the crash to help the victims as smoke rose from both vehicles.

Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez identified the woman killed as 45-year-old Silvia Zavala.

Zavala's family created a GoFundMe page for funeral expenses.
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Deputies say the driver who was allegedly chasing the teens has been identified and located and is cooperating with the investigation.



The 14-year-old has since been booked in the county juvenile detention center.

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