High-speed crash in downtown Houston claims 6 lives, leaves 2 injured

HOUSTON, TX — A major collision early Saturday, November 11, in downtown Houston has claimed six lives and left two other people hospitalized, according to Click2Houston.

Houston Police responded to the two-vehicle wreck in the 2000 block of Fannin Street shortly after 2:00 a.m.

A preliminary investigation indicates 32-year-old Lauren Robinson Holliday was behind the wheel of a black Acura SUV transporting several other occupants: 31-year-old Izuchu ‘Ralph’ Oragwu, 32-year-old Zachary McMillian, and 33-year-old Derek Hayden. The Acura was traveling eastbound on Pierce Street when it entered the intersection with Fannin Street during a green light and was hit by a speeding black Chrysler 300, which had run a red light.

The force of the collision caused three people in the Acura to be thrown from the vehicle, while the Chrysler was pushed off the roadway and onto a sidewalk before it fatally hit 31-year-old Frank Johnson, a pedestrian.

Authorities confirmed that Robinson Holliday, Herrera, Johnson, and Oragwu were all pronounced deceased at the scene. McMillian and Hayden also later died from their injuries at a local hospital.

First responders rushed two other Acura passengers, a 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, to the hospital. They were last listed in stable condition, and critical but stable condition, respectively. Both patients are reportedly able to speak.

No further information has been provided, but an investigation remains in progress.

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