Street race turns deadly near Sterling Green in Channelview
CHANNELVIEW, TX – An 18-year-old driver died in a street race near N Silver Green Dr and Dell Dale St on Sunday, according to Click 2 Houston.
Juan Carlos Montanez was racing another vehicle when he hit a curb, causing the car to flip over onto the front yard of a home around 2:30 a.m.
First responders transported Montanez to an area hospital, where he died. His 20-year-old sister was his passenger. She was not hurt in the crash.
The driver the teen was racing did not stop following the wreck.
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