HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — Saturday morning was a series of dangerous, tragic, and deadly crashes spread across Harris County.

The first incident happened a few minutes after 12:30 a.m. in downtown Houston near Travis and McKinney. Houston police said a woman got out of her car when she thought she recognized someone in an altercation. Law enforcement said one of the people fighting got into her car, which still had her 12-year-old child inside.

The child was able to get out before the police said the man sped off in the stolen vehicle and hit two other drivers. The driver of a Kia was killed, and the driver of a Toyota was taken to the hospital.

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At last check with the police, a possible murder charge is pending against the alleged carjacker. ABC13 has reached out to the district attorney’s office for more information.

About an hour later in north Harris County, the sheriff’s office said a wrong-way driver caused a fiery crash after hitting another driver head-on, along the Tomball Parkway.

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The sheriff’s office said the wrong-way driver, 25-year-old Julio Alberto Calero Ramirez, died at the scene, and the other driver was taken to the hospital.

Then, to the southeast, around 3:45 a.m., a third deadly crash occurred.

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Houston police said a person in a Ford F-350 was speeding when they hit a Camry at the intersection of Almeda Genoa and Cullen. The truck landed on top of the Camry, killing the driver, according to police.

Police said the truck driver fled the scene. At last check on Monday, the driver has not been caught, officials said.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire made dangerous driving and roads a key pillar of his campaign in 2023. ABC13 reached out to his office for more information about the task forces he’s launched, which use Houston police officers to track unsafe drivers on busy freeways.

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