{"id":35392,"date":"2025-11-04T22:32:12","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/35392\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T22:32:12","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T22:32:12","slug":"suspect-charged-in-southwest-houston-crash-that-killed-3-police-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/35392\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspect charged in southwest Houston crash that killed 3, police say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HOUSTON – A 29-year-old man has been charged in the southwest Houston crash that killed three people<\/a> over the weekend, according to Houston Police.<\/p>\n

Southwest Houston: Multi-vehicle crash on Almeda \"\" <\/p>\n

The backstory:<\/p>\n

The crash was reported shortly before 1:30 a.m. Sunday in the 12300 block of Almeda Road.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

Police say a Chrysler 300 was going south on Almeda, but the driver ignored a traffic light and ended up striking a Buick Enclave.<\/p>\n

The Buick then crashed into three other vehicles.<\/p>\n

ORIGINAL REPORT: 3 killed in suspected DWI crash involving multiple vehicles, police say<\/a><\/p>\n

Three people in the Buick have since been pronounced deceased. Authorities say the victims were a 23-year-old man, a 24-year-old man, and a 21-year-old woman.<\/p>\n

Other victims were treated and released at the scene.<\/p>\n

The suspect driver was reportedly taken to a hospital in critical condition. Authorities say the driver was impaired.<\/p>\n

Suspect identified <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

In an update on Tuesday<\/a>, Houston Police identified the suspect as 29-year-old Tony Jerome Oliver.\u00a0<\/p>\n

He has reportedly been charged with “intoxication manslaughter \u2014 death of multiple people.” An investigation allegedly confirmed that Oliver was intoxicated.<\/p>\n

Police say Oliver is still in the hospital.<\/p>\n

What we don’t know:<\/p>\n

No other details of Oliver’s charges are available at this time.<\/p>\n

Victims identified \"Mother Mother speaks on Houston crash that killed 3<\/a> <\/p>\n

A Houston mother says the three people killed in a crash over the weekend were her son and two of his close friends. The mother shared her thoughts with FOX 26’s Angie Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

Dig deeper:<\/p>\n

The three people killed have been identified as 23-year-old Ronald Cedric Harris III (AKA “Tre”), 24-year-old Davion Perry and a 21-year-old woman inside the car.<\/p>\n

Tre’s mother, Joni Velasquez, told FOX 26<\/a> that her son and his friends were on their way to grab food when the crash happened.<\/p>\n

“He was gone from my home for less than an hour, half a block from the house, with two of his close friends, and a drunk driver coming from the club down here decided to speed with the headlights off,” Velasquez said. “From what I was told, it was over 100mph.”<\/p>\n

The family is raising money to help lay Tre to rest. If you’d like to donate, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n

MORE: Mother speaks out after son killed in Southwest Houston crash: ‘I will get justice’<\/a><\/p>\n

The Source: Houston Police and previous FOX 26 reporting.<\/p>\n

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