Two More Killed in Traffic Accidents on I-45
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Voice of Community-Minded People since 1976 September 16, 2010 E-mail: [email protected] www.southbeltleader.com Vol. 35, No. 33 Tree waste pickup set Tree waste only will be picked up Thursday, Sept. 16, for city of Houston residents living Two more killed in traffi c accidents on I-45 north of Beltway 8. Residents south of the beltway are scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 23. For more information, call 3-1-1. Deaths bring total number of fatalities to 12 in last 3 years on 1.5-mile stretch Two South Belt residents died this past week Sept. 4. cle accident on Friday, May 2, at the intersection Gulf Freeway and Beltway 8 Thursday, Jan. 29. Open house, book fair set from injuries sustained in traffi c accidents that Police records indicate Plasencia was driv- of I-45 and Beltway 8. Perez was southbound at 1:10 a.m. in a red Chev- Thompson Intermediate’s open house is occurred on the Gulf Freeway near Beltway 8. ing a green Jeep Wrangler on the freeway when DeJesus, 38, was traveling at a high rate of rolet pickup truck on the connector road from the Thursday, Sept. 16, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Gary Brian Pearson, 56, was killed Thursday, he failed to maintain a single lane of traffi c and speed on the northbound service road at roughly Gulf Freeway to the westbound side of the South Parents are invited to meet the teachers. Door Sept. 9, in the 12800 block of the Gulf Freeway struck a signal light and freeway pillar. 2:45 a.m. when he lost control of his vehicle and Sam Houston Parkway when the driver lost con- prizes will be given. near Fuqua about 9:15 p.m. Blood test results determined Plasencia was struck a bridge support. DeJesus’ car, a brand trol, causing the truck to roll over. A passenger in A book fair will be open during Thompson’s According to police, Pearson was traveling under the infl uence of alcohol. new Corvette, subsequently landed on its roof the truck suffered minor injuries. open house on Sept. 16 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. south on the freeway on a black Harley David- No other vehicles or persons were involved in and caught fi re, trapping the driver inside. A former Dobie student was killed in a traffi c Any other time, go directly to the school son motorcycle and made an unsafe lane change this accident. Melissa Manriquez was killed Friday, July 18, accident Wednesday, April 22, at Beltway 8 and library to look for books. in front of a green Lexus sport utility vehicle. There have been at least 12 fatal traffi c acci- in a single-vehicle accident in the 14100 block the Gulf Freeway. Nayeli Gonzalez, 17, was a The Lexus then struck the motorcycle from dents in the last three years on the stretch of the of the Gulf Freeway near Scarsdale at about 2:40 passenger in a Chevrolet Equinox northbound on Girl Scout sign-ups set behind, and Pearson lost control. Gulf Freeway from Fuqua to Scarsdale. a.m. Manriquez, 18, was traveling northbound the Gulf Freeway service road when the vehicle He died at the scene. Pearson’s death marks at least the third motor- on the service road at a high rate of speed when was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck travel- Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council will host The driver of the Lexus was not injured. cycle fatality. she struck the curb on the right side of the road, ing east on the Beltway 8 service road. After col- sign-up events at the following locations: No charges have been fi led. The intersection of Beltway 8 and Interstate causing her vehicle to roll over. liding with the Ford, the Equinox struck a traffi c 1) Cici’s Pizza, 3421 Spencer Highway in Pasadena, from 4 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. Just two days later on Saturday, Sept. 11, 45 has also been the site of two suicides in the Jaime Castillo Leyva died in a single-vehicle pole at the northeast corner of the intersection, 17; 2) Moore Elementary, from 7 to 9 p.m., Ricardo Plasencia, 52, died from injuries he in- past three years. collision in the 13800 block of the Gulf Freeway and Gonzalez was ejected from the back seat. Tuesday, Sept. 21, in the school cafeteria; 3) curred from a traffi c accident in the 13500 block 2008 deaths service road on Monday, June 16. Houston police She sustained severe head trauma and was trans- South Belt Elementary, from 5 to 6:30 p.m., of the Gulf Freeway near Scarsdale on Saturday, Gregorio DeJesus was killed in a single-vehi- said Leyva, 29, was driving a white Chevrolet ported to Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital Tuesday, Sept. 28, in the school cafeteria. Tahoe south on the Gulf Freeway when he got off where she was pronounced dead. All interested girls in Pasadena and Deer at the Scarsdale exit at a high rate of speed. The Jeffrey J. Mullen, 33, was killed in a motor- Park independent school districts are invited victim then lost control of the vehicle and struck cycle accident May 14 in the 13400 block of but must be accompanied by a parent. Girls Car crashes through law offi ce a light pole, causing the car to burst into fl ames. the Gulf Freeway. Mullen was traveling north must be in kindergarten through 12th grade. Leyva was pronounced dead at the scene. on the interchange ramp from Beltway 8 to the For more information, contact Myriam Hudson Sidney Marvin McKenzie III was killed on Gulf Freeway. While on the ramp, he lost con- at 713-292-0287 or [email protected]. Saturday, Aug. 2, in the 12200 block of the Gulf trol of his motorcycle and went down. He was Freeway when he lost control of his motorcycle transported to Ben Taub in critical condition and PIP meeting Sept. 21 around 10 a.m. McKenzie of League City was was pronounced dead several hours later. Mullen traveling north on the freeway on a red Yamaha was not wearing a helmet No other vehicles were Positive Interaction Program meets Tues- motorcycle when he hit a curb. According to po- believed to have been involved. day, Sept. 21, at 7 p.m. at Memorial Hermann lice, he then struck a light pole and was thrown Kenneth Flolo was killed in a traffi c accident Southeast Hospital. Officer Angela Douglas from the bike onto the concrete. The impact of in the 13100 block of the Gulf Freeway service from the Houston Police Department will the crash caused the light pole to fall. McKenzie road near Beltway 8 Saturday, June 6. Flolo was speak on Homeland Security. PIP consists of was pronounced dead at the scene. driving a Harley Davidson motorcycle south on police and citizens working for safer neigh- 2009 deaths the feeder road and was attempting to enter the borhoods. For information, call Officer Randy South Belt resident Usebio Almendarez was freeway when he hit the rear end of a white Ford Derr at 281-218-3900. killed in a single-vehicle accident in the 12500 Explorer driven by Ireri Perez. Perez, 33, was at- block of the Gulf Freeway Thursday, Jan. 15. Al- tempting to back down the entrance ramp at the LSA hosts dance camp mendarez, 25, was southbound on the freeway time of the collision. Flolo, 47, was pronounced The award winning Lutheran South Acad- in a gold Cadillac Escalade at about 11:40 p.m. dead at the scene. Perez was not injured in this emy Strutters will host their annual dance when he exited at Fuqua and lost control of the incident and was charged with criminally negli- camp on Saturday, Sept. 25, from noon to 4 sport utility vehicle, police said. The Escalade gent homicide. p.m. Dancers in grades Pre-K3 through eighth hit a curb, rolled over and partially ejected Al- Jose Luis Sosa was killed in a traffi c accident grade are invited to attend. No dance experi- mendarez. He was taken to Ben Taub General in the 13900 block of the Gulf Freeway Sunday, ence required. Participants will return Friday, Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A fe- Aug. 16. Sosa, 24, was driving a red Ford sport Oct. 1, to dance during halftime on the LSA male passenger riding with Almendarez was not utility vehicle south on the freeway just north of football field. injured. Scarsdale when he left his lane and struck a pole. The cost is $45 for preregisteration by South Belt resident Guibaldo Perez, 31, died He was pronounced dead at the scene. No other Thursday, Sept. 22, and includes dance instruc- in a single-vehicle automobile accident at the vehicles were involved in the incident. tion, performance T-shirt, lunch, snack, framed photo, hair tie and certificate. Same day regis- An elderly driver of a Toyota Corolla jumped a curb and crashed into the offi ces of Novelli tration is $50 and begins at 11:30 a.m. in the Harvie & Huzinec, P.C. on Thursday, Sept. 9 at approximately 2:30 p.m. The driver lost LSA gym, Bldg. B. For more information, control of the car after mistaking the gas pedal for the brake pedal. Only minor injuries Stretch of freeway proves fatal contact [email protected]. were reported. See related story on page 2A. Photo submitted Weber Sock Hop Sept.