UPDATE (September 16, 2024): Additional reports have been released which clarify some of the details as to what occurred leading up to and during this accident. According to these reports, 40-year-old Jose Jarquin and a 44-year-old woman were traveling in a Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck in the right-most of the two northbound lanes of Gessner Road in the vicinity of the Hardison Lane intersection. Officials state that, for reasons yet to be confirmed, the pickup changed lanes from the right-most to the left, but ended up impacting the curb of the center median, leading the truck to overturn and roll approximately three or four times. It reportedly crossed over the two southbound lanes over the course of the accident, coming to a stop resting on its wheels facing west on the side walk on the west side of the road. No additional information is currently available. The investigation remains ongoing.

Commentary by Attorney Michael Grossman

With a crash like this, it's important to know how thorough authorities are being. Frankly, it would surprise people to see how often authorities are just looking for someone to blame, rather than focusing on getting answers for victims and families. That's when there are situations like one I handled not long ago involving authorities who overlooked a serious vehicle defect. They were blaming a victim for not wearing their seatbelt. It was only because the family felt that was highly unlikely and seeking out independent investigations that it was discovered the victim had a defective seatbelt. Had the family just taken what authorities said at face value, that likely never would have seen the light of day. Maybe nothing like that happened here, but it's important to let the evidence speak for itself.

UPDATE (July 17, 2024): Recent reports have been released which identify the man who lost his life as a result of this accident as 40-year-old Jose Jarquin. No additional details are currently available. The investigation is still ongoing.

Houston, TX — June 23, 2024, a man was killed and a woman was injured in a single-car rollover accident at approximately 10:00 p.m. along Gessner Road.

According to authorities, a man and woman were traveling in a motor vehicle in the vicinity of the Gessner Road and Tanner Road intersection when the accident took place.

Officials indicate that the vehicle failed to safely maintain its lane of travel, veering left and into the center median of the roadway. This caused the vehicle to overturn, rolling an unknown number of times before coming to a stop.

The man who had been behind the wheel of the vehicle suffered reportedly fatal injuries as a result of the wreck and was declared deceased at the scene. The woman incurred critical injuries, according to reports; she was transported to a local medical facility by EMS in order to receive immediate treatment.

Additional details pertaining to this incident—including the identities of the victims—are not available at this point in time. The investigation is currently ongoing.