2-year-old boy killed, 15-year-old driver injured in crash along Tidwell Road in northeast Houston, HPD says

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Authorities are investigating a crash that killed a 2-year-old boy and injured a 15-year-old driver in northeast Houston on Wednesday evening.

Houston Police Department officers responded to the crash at 9200 Tidwell Road just after 6 p.m.

Investigators discovered the 15-year-old was driving a white Honda Pilot with the 2-year-old boy as a passenger.

The teen reportedly couldn’t stay in one lane and ended up in a steep ditch.

Police said the toddler was not secured in a car seat and suffered injuries from the crash, but was not ejected. The child was transported to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

According to HPD, the teen driver was determined to be unimpaired. He was also taken to hospital with minor injuries.

No charges have been filed and the investigation into the fatal crash continues.

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