HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A teen is dead after being ejected in a car crash in north Harris County on Wednesday evening, according to Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
Deputies responded to the crash at around 5:55 p.m. in the 1100 block of Richcrest at West Hardy.
HCSO said that a BMW with five teens inside ran a stop sign at a high rate of speed, hitting a Honda with one person inside. Authorities said that one of the teens from the suspected at-fault vehicle, identified as 15-year-old Orlin Perez Regalado, was ejected and died in the hospital.
Investigators said the teen was not wearing a seatbelt.
Deputies said that the driver of the BMW was a 16-year-old boy, who was transported to Houston Northwest Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. According to deputies, two of the passengers in the BMW were both 18 years old and not injured, while another passenger ran away.
The driver of the Honda was a 40-year-old man who was transported with non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.
Law enforcement told ABC13 they do not believe alcohol was a factor in the crash.
Deputies say right now, the at-fault driver isn’t facing any charges, but as the investigation continues, they could be charged with criminally negligent homicide.
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